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glomerate Meaning & Definition

What Does Glomerate Mean?

As a verb, glomerate means To gather or curl into a ball; to collect (threads, etc.) into a spherical form or mass. As an adjective, it means Gathered together in a somewhat spherical mass or dense cluster; conglomerate.

Glomerate Definition (Verb)

  1. To gather or curl into a ball; to collect (threads, etc.) into a spherical form or mass.

    glomerated fig tree

Glomerate as an Adjective

  1. Gathered together in a somewhat spherical mass or dense cluster; conglomerate.

    glomerate gland

Synonyms of Glomerate

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Glomerate in a Sentence

glomerated fig tree

glomerate gland

glomerate flower

glomerate mass of crystals

Word Forms & Grammar

glomerate (third-person singular simple present glomerates, present participle glomerating, simple past and past participle glomerated)

glomerate (not comparable)

Words That Rhyme With Glomerate

Origin of Glomerate

Borrowed from Latin glomerātus, perfect passive participle of glomero (“to glomerate”), see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and -ate (adjective-forming suffix).

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