agglutinate

== English == === Etymology === From Latin agglūtinātus, past participle of agglūtināre, adglūtināre (“to glue or cement to a thing”), from ad (“to”) + glūtināre (“to glue”), from glūten (“paste, glue”). === Pronunciation === (adjective, noun) IPA(key): /əˈɡluːtɪnət/ IPA(key): (verb) /əˈɡluːtɪneɪt/ === Adjective === agglutinate United with glue or as with glue; cemented together. (linguistics) Consisting of root words combined but not materially altered as to form or meaning. ==== Translations ==== === Verb === agglutinate (third-person singular simple present agglutinates, present participle agglutinating, simple past and past participle agglutinated) (transitive) To unite, or cause to adhere, as with glue or other viscous substance; to unite by causing an adhesion of substances. (intransitive) To form clusters or lumps; to clump. (linguistics) To form through agglutination. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== agglutination agglutinative agglutinant ==== Translations ==== === Noun === agglutinate (countable and uncountable, plural agglutinates) (countable) A clump of agglutinated material. (uncountable) Agglutinated material. === References === William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin Eli Smith, editors (1895–1910), “agglutinate”, in The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia: […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. “agglutinate”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. “agglutinate”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. == Italian == === Etymology 1 === ==== Verb ==== agglutinate inflection of agglutinare: second-person plural present indicative second-person plural imperative === Etymology 2 === ==== Participle ==== agglutinate f pl feminine plural of agglutinato == Latin == === Verb === agglūtināte second-person plural present active imperative of agglūtinō