Pronunciation: ə - ' glü-t ə n- ˌ ā t
Function: verb
Inflected Form: -nat · ed ; -nat · ing
Etymology: Latin agglutinatus, past participle of agglutinare to glue to, from ad- + glutinare to glue, from glutin-, gluten glue ― more at CLAY
Date: 1586
transitive verb
1 : to cause to adhere : FASTEN
2 : to combine into a compound : attach to a base as an affix
3 : to cause to undergo agglutination
intransitive verb
1 : to unite or combine into a group or mass
2 : to form words by agglutination