English Explanatory Dictionary

conferruminate

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To unite into a solid mass
adj
  1. Closely united by the coalescence of contiguous faces.

Word forms

conferruminate conferruminates conferruminating conferruminated more conferruminate most conferruminate

Etymology

First attested in 1826; borrowed from Latin conferrūminātus, perfect passive participle of conferrūminō (“to cement”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and -ate (adjective-forming suffix)), from con- + ferrūminō, from ferrūmen (“cement”) + -ō (verb-forming suffix).

Related words

conferrumination
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