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Webster 1913 Edition


Agglutinate

Ag-glu′ti-nate

,
Verb.
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.

Ag-glu′ti-nate

,
Adj.
1.
United with glue or as with glue; cemented together.
2.
(Physiol.)
Consisting of root words combined but not materially altered as to form or meaning;
as,
agglutinate
forms, languages, etc.
See
Agglutination
, 2.

Webster 1828 Edition


Agglutinate

AGGLU'TINATE

,
Verb.
T.
[Lat. agglutino, ad and glutino, from gluten. Eng. glue. See Glue.]
To unite, or cause to adhere, as with glue or other viscous substance; to unite by causing an adhesion of substances.

Definition 2024


agglutinate

agglutinate

English

Adjective

agglutinate

  1. United with glue or as with glue; cemented together.
  2. (linguistics) Consisting of root words combined but not materially altered as to form or meaning; as, agglutinate forms, languages, etc.

Translations

Verb

agglutinate (third-person singular simple present agglutinates, present participle agglutinating, simple past and past participle agglutinated)

  1. (transitive) To unite, or cause to adhere, as with glue or other viscous substance; to unite by causing an adhesion of substances.
  2. (linguistics) To form through agglutination.

Related terms

Translations

References

  • agglutinate in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
  • agglutinate in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
  • agglutinate at OneLook Dictionary Search

Italian

Verb

agglutinate

  1. second-person plural present indicative of agglutinare
  2. second-person plural imperative of agglutinare
  3. feminine plural of agglutinato

Latin

Verb

agglūtināte

  1. first-person plural present active imperative of agglūtinō