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conglutinate

/kəŋˈɡluːtɪneɪt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
con-g-luti-nate
IPA
/kəŋˈɡluːtɪneɪt/
15
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To stick or glue together.

verb

To join together, to unite.

adj

Glued together; united, as by some adhesive substance.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English conglutinaten (“(of a wound, broken bone, etc.) to knit, close up; to fasten; (figurative) to unite”), from conglutinat(e) (used as the past participle of conglutinaten) + -en (verb-forming suffix), borrowed from Latin conglūtinātus, the perfect passive participle of conglūtinō, see -ate (verb-forming suffix). Compare French conglutiner.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: conglutinaten, conglūtinātus, conglutinat

Inflected Forms

conglutinates (present, singular) conglutinating (participle, present) conglutinated (participle, past) conglutinated (past)

Derived Forms

unconglutinated

Frequently Paired Words

agglutinate gluten

Synonyms

adhere cling stick agglutinate gum paste join knit

Questions

How do you pronounce conglutinate?
The recorded pronunciation is /kəŋˈɡluːtɪneɪt/.
What does conglutinate mean?
To stick or glue together.
Where does conglutinate come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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