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[syn: agglutinate, agglutinative]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Agglutinate \Ag*glu"ti*nate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.
Agglutinated; p. pr. & vb. n. Agglutinating.] [L.
agglutinatus, p. p. of agglutinare to glue or cement to a
thing; ad + glutinare to glue; gluten glue. See Glue.]
To unite, or cause to adhere, as with glue or other viscous
substance; to unite by causing an adhesion of substances.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Agglutinate \Ag*glu"ti*nate\, a.
1. United with glue or as with glue; cemented together.
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2. (Physiol.) Consisting of root words combined but not
materially altered as to form or meaning; as, agglutinate
forms, languages, etc. See Agglutination, 2.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
agglutinate
adj 1: united as if by glue [syn: agglutinate,
agglutinative]
v 1: string together (morphemes in an agglutinating language)
2: clump together; as of bacteria, red blood cells, etc.