glomerate

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To gather or curl into a ball; to collect (threads, etc.) into a spherical form or mass.
adj
  1. Gathered together in a somewhat spherical mass or dense cluster; conglomerate.

Word forms

glomerate glomerates glomerating glomerated

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin glomerātus, perfect passive participle of glomero (“to glomerate”), see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and -ate (adjective-forming suffix).

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