AGGLUTINATE


Meaning of AGGLUTINATE in English

[ ə'glu:tɪneɪt ]

■ verb

1》 firmly stick or be stuck together to form a mass.

2》 Linguistics (of a language) combine (word elements) to express compound ideas.

Derivatives

agglutination noun

agglutinative adjective ( Linguistics ).

Origin

C16: from L. agglutinat- , agglutinare 'cause to adhere'.

Concise Oxford English vocab.      Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка.