Definition of 'agglutinate'

Word Frequency

agglutinate in British

verb (əˈɡluːtɪˌneɪt )

to adhere or cause to adhere, as with glue

2. linguistics

to combine or be combined by agglutination

3. (transitive)

to cause (bacteria, red blood cells, etc) to clump together

adjective (əˈɡluːtɪnɪt , -ˌneɪt)

united or stuck, as by glue

Derived forms

agglutinability (agˌglutinaˈbility)

noun

agglutinable (agˈglutinable)

adjective

agglutinant (agˈglutinant)

adjective

Word origin of 'agglutinate'

C16: from Latin agglūtināre to glue to, from gluten glue

Word Frequency

agglutinate in American

(əˈglutənɪt ; əglo̅otˈ'nit; for v., əˈglutənˌeɪt ; əglo̅otˈ'nātˌ)

adjective

stuck together, as with glue

2. Linguistics

forming words by agglutination

verb transitive, verb intransitiveWord forms: agˈglutiˌnated or agˈglutiˌnating

to stick together, as with glue; join by adhesion

4. Linguistics

to form (words) by agglutination

5. Medicine and Bacteriology

to clump, as microorganisms, blood cells, etc.

Word origin of 'agglutinate'

L agglutinatus, pp. of agglutinare, to cement to < ad-, to + glutinare < gluten, glue < IE base *glei-: see clay

Synonyms of 'agglutinate'

stick, unite, join, bond

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Used Rarely. agglutinate is in the lower 50% of commonly used words in the Collins dictionary

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Definition of agglutinate from the Collins English Dictionary

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Scrabble score for 'agglutinate': 13

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