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agglomerate

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verb

ag·​glom·​er·​ate ə-ˈglä-mə-ˌrāt How to pronounce agglomerate (audio)
agglomerated; agglomerating

transitive verb

: to gather into a ball, mass, or cluster

agglomerate

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adjective

ag·​glom·​er·​ate ə-ˈglä-mə-rət How to pronounce agglomerate (audio)
: gathered into a ball, mass, or cluster
specifically : clustered or growing together but not coherent
an agglomerate flower head

agglomerate

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noun

ag·​glom·​er·​ate ə-ˈglä-mə-rət How to pronounce agglomerate (audio)
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: a rock composed of volcanic fragments of various sizes and degrees of angularity
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: a jumbled mass or collection : agglomeration

Example Sentences

Verb breakfast cereal consisting of agglomerated clusters of wheat, rice, and nuts stays crunchy in milk Noun the Holy Roman Empire was an ever-varying agglomerate of central European states that managed to survive for 1,000 years
Recent Examples on the Web
Verb
But Krugman leads us further astray by agglomerating his data by state without noting the finer demographic points that might tell a different story. Dp Opinion, The Denver Post, 10 Dec. 2019 The first human brain balls—aka cortical spheroids, aka neural organoids—agglomerated into existence just a few short years ago. Megan Molteni, WIRED, 3 Apr. 2018
Noun
The merger between Penguin Random House (itself an agglomerate of two giant publishing corporations) and Simon & Schuster, for example, came as a result of the publishing industry’s ongoing struggles with Amazon. Josephine Livingstone, The New Republic, 22 Dec. 2020

Word History

Etymology

Verb

borrowed from Latin agglomerātus, past participle of agglomerāre "to heap up, mass together, join forces," from ad- ad- + glomerāre "to form into a ball, collect into a mass," verbal derivative of glomer-, glomus "ball-shaped mass" — more at clam entry 1

Adjective

borrowed from Latin agglomerātus, past participle of agglomerāre "to heap up, mass together" — more at agglomerate entry 1

Noun

borrowed from Latin agglomerātus, past participle of agglomerāre "to heap up, mass together" — more at agglomerate entry 1

First Known Use

Verb

1632, in the meaning defined above

Adjective

1805, in the meaning defined above

Noun

1830, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of agglomerate was in 1632
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