I. -ə̇t adjective
Etymology: Latin agglutinatus, past participle of agglutinare
1. : joined with or as if with glue
agglutinate spores
2. : agglutinative 2
II. -ˌāt, usu -ād.+V verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
transitive verb
1. : to cause to adhere : unite , fasten
the town agglutinates them all to its own atmosphere — Waldo Frank
2. : to combine (words) into a compound : attach (a linguistic form) to a base as an affix
3. : to cause (as blood cells) to undergo agglutination
intransitive verb
1. : to unite or combine into a group or mass
groups … coalesced, fragmented, agglutinated again — John Hersey
2. : to form words by agglutination : be agglutinative
agglutinating languages
the agglutinating state of language
3. : to undergo agglutination
III. -_ə̇t noun
( -s )
: a clump of material (as blood cells or bacteria) that has undergone agglutination