[ag.glu.ti.nate] vb -nat.ed ; -nat.ing [L agglutinatus, pp. of agglutinare to glue to, fr. ad- + glutinare to glue, fr. glutin-, gluten glue--more at clay] vt (1586) 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 ~ vi 1: to unite or combine into a group or mass
2: to form words by agglutination
[2]ag.glu.ti.nate n (1952): a clump of agglutinated material (as blood cells or mineral particles in soil)