AGGLUTINATE

agglutinate, agglutinative

(adjective) united as if by glue

agglutinate

(verb) clump together; as of bacteria, red blood cells, etc.

agglutinate

(verb) string together (morphemes in an agglutinating language)

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Adjective

agglutinate

United with glue or as with glue; cemented together.

(linguistics) Consisting of root words combined but not materially altered as to form or meaning

Verb

agglutinate (third-person singular simple present agglutinates, present participle agglutinating, simple past and past participle agglutinated)

(transitive) To unite, or cause to adhere, as with glue or other viscous substance; to unite by causing an adhesion of substances.

(linguistics) To form through agglutination.

Source: Wiktionary

Ag*glu"ti*nate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Agglutinated; p. pr. & vb. n. Agglutinating.] Etym: [L. agglutinatus, p. p. of agglutinare to glue or cement to a thing; ad + glutinare to glue; gluten glue. See Glue.]

Definition: To unite, or cause to adhere, as with glue or other viscous substance; to unite by causing an adhesion of substances.

Ag*glu"ti*nate, a.

1. United with glue or as with glue; cemented together.

2. (physiol.)

Definition: Consisting of root words combined but not materially altered as to form or meaning; as, agglutinate forms, languages, etc. See Agglutination, 2.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition