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

2 of 3

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)

: a rock composed of volcanic fragments of various sizes and degrees of angularity

: a jumbled mass or collection : agglomeration

Synonyms

Verb

ball
roll
round
wad

Noun

agglomeration
alphabet soup
assortment
botch
clutter
collage
crazy quilt
farrago
gallimaufry
grab bag
gumbo
hash
hodgepodge
hotchpotch
jambalaya
jumble
jungle
litter
macédoine
medley
mélange
menagerie
miscellanea
miscellany
mishmash
mixed bag
montage
motley
muddle
olio
olla podrida
omnium-gatherum
pastiche
patchwork
patchwork quilt
potpourri
ragbag
ragout
rummage
salad
salmagundi
scramble
shuffle
smorgasbord
stew
tumble
variety
welter

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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

单词	agglomerated
释义	agglomerate 1 of 3 verb ag·glom·er·ate ə-ˈglä-mə-ˌrāt agglomerated; agglomerating transitive verb : to gather into a ball, mass, or cluster agglomerate 2 of 3 adjective ag·glom·er·ate ə-ˈglä-mə-rət : gathered into a ball, mass, or cluster specifically : clustered or growing together but not coherent an agglomerate flower head agglomerate 3 of 3 noun ag·glom·er·ate ə-ˈglä-mə-rət 1 : a rock composed of volcanic fragments of various sizes and degrees of angularity 2 : a jumbled mass or collection : agglomeration Synonyms Verb ball roll round wad Noun agglomeration alphabet soup assortment botch clutter collage crazy quilt farrago gallimaufry grab bag gumbo hash hodgepodge hotchpotch jambalaya jumble jungle litter macédoine medley mélange menagerie miscellanea miscellany mishmash mixed bag montage motley muddle olio olla podrida omnium-gatherum pastiche patchwork patchwork quilt potpourri ragbag ragout rummage salad salmagundi scramble shuffle smorgasbord stew tumble variety welter See all Synonyms & Antonyms 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 Medical Definition agglomerate 1 of 2 transitive verb ag·glom·er·ate ə-ˈgläm-ə-ˌrāt agglomerated; agglomerating : to gather into a ball, mass, or cluster agglomerate 2 of 2 noun ag·glom·er·ate -rət : a jumbled mass or collection probably a virus or agglomerates of a virus E. A. Steinhaus agglomerated verb past tense of agglomerate as in rounded to form into a round compact mass breakfast cereal consisting of agglomerated clusters of wheat, rice, and nuts stays crunchy in milk Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance rounded rolled clumped balled wadded pelletized pelleted lumped bunched beaded sphered pearled Antonyms & Near Antonyms flattened spread unrolled smoothed opened unfolded
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agglomerate

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