agglutinate

ag·glu·ti·nate  (-gltn-t)

v. ag·glu·ti·nat·ed, ag·glu·ti·nat·ing, ag·glu·ti·nates

v.tr.

1. To cause to adhere, as with glue.

2. Linguistics To form (words) by combining words or words and word elements.

3. Physiology To cause (red blood cells or bacteria) to clump together.

v.intr.

1. To join together into a group or mass.

2. Linguistics To form words by agglutination.

3. Physiology To clump together; undergo agglutination.

n.

See agglutination.

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[Latin aggltinre, aggltint- : ad-, ad- + gltinre, to glue (from glten, glue).]

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ag·gluti·nant adj. & n.

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agglutinate

Verb

[-nating, -nated] to stick as if with glue [Latin agglutinare]

agglutination n

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	agglutinate - string together (morphemes in an agglutinating language) attach - become attached; "The spider's thread attached to the window sill"
	2.	agglutinate - clump together; as of bacteria, red blood cells, etc. cling, cohere, adhere, cleave, stick - come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation; "The dress clings to her body"; "The label stuck to the box"; "The sushi rice grains cohere" haemagglutinate, hemagglutinate - cause the clumping together (of red blood cells)
Adj.	1.	agglutinate - united as if by glue agglutinative adhesive - tending to adhere