Conglutinate
/kəŋˈɡluːtɪneɪt/ adj, verb
adj, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Verb
- 1 To stick or glue together. ambitransitive
- 2 stick together wordnet
- 3 To join together, to unite. ambitransitive
"Bones […] have had their broken parts conglutinated within three or four days."
- 4 cause to adhere wordnet
Adjective
- 1 Glued together; united, as by some adhesive substance. ambitransitive, not-comparable
Synonyms
All synonymsExample
More examples"Bones […] have had their broken parts conglutinated within three or four days."
Etymology
Etymology 1
Inherited from Middle English conglutinaten (“(of a wound, broken bone, etc.) to knit, close up; to fasten; (figurative) to unite”), from conglutinat(e) (used as the past participle of conglutinaten) + -en (verb-forming suffix), borrowed from Latin conglūtinātus, the perfect passive participle of conglūtinō, see -ate (verb-forming suffix). Compare French conglutiner.
Etymology 2
Inherited from Middle English conglutinat(e), see Etymology 1 and -ate (adjective-forming suffix) for more.