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- [verb uh-gloot-n-eyt; adjective uh-gloot-n-it, -eyt]
- /verb əˈglut nˌeɪt; adjective əˈglut n ɪt, -ˌeɪt/
- /əˈgluːtɪneɪt/
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- [verb uh-gloot-n-eyt; adjective uh-gloot-n-it, -eyt]
- /verb əˈglut nˌeɪt; adjective əˈglut n ɪt, -ˌeɪt/
Definitions of agglutinate word
- verb agglutinate to adhere or cause to adhere, as with glue 3
- verb agglutinate to combine or be combined by agglutination 3
- verb agglutinate to cause (bacteria, red blood cells, etc) to clump together 3
- adjective agglutinate united or stuck, as by glue 3
- adjective agglutinate stuck together, as with glue 3
- adjective agglutinate forming words by agglutination 3
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Origin of agglutinate
First appearance:
before 1535 One of the 29% oldest English words
1535-45; < Latin agglūtinātus (past participle of agglūtināre), equivalent to ag- ag- + glūtin- (stem of glūten glue) + -ātus -ate1
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Parts of speech for Agglutinate
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
agglutinate popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 59% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 58% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
agglutinate usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for agglutinate
verb agglutinate
- weld — to unite or fuse (as pieces of metal) by hammering, compressing, or the like, especially after rendering soft or pasty by heat, and sometimes with the addition of fusible material like or unlike the pieces to be united.
- merge — to cause to combine or coalesce; unite.
- melt — to become liquefied by warmth or heat, as ice, snow, butter, or metal.
- coalesce — If two or more things coalesce, they come together and form a larger group or system.
- combine — If you combine two or more things or if they combine, they exist together.
Antonyms for agglutinate
verb agglutinate
- disconnect — SCSI reconnect
- coagulate — When a liquid coagulates, it becomes very thick.
- solidify — to make solid; make into a hard or compact mass; change from a liquid or gaseous to a solid form.
- separate — to keep apart or divide, as by an intervening barrier or space: to separate two fields by a fence.
- divide — to separate into parts, groups, sections, etc.
Top questions with agglutinate
- type a blood will not agglutinate when mixed with?
- why does blood agglutinate?
- what does agglutinate mean?
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Matching words
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