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CONGLOBATE
conglobate, conglobe
(verb) assume a globular shape
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
conglobate (comparative more conglobate, superlative most conglobate)
Shaped like or formed into a ball.
Verb
conglobate (third-person singular simple present conglobates, present participle conglobating, simple past and past participle conglobated)
(transitive) To form into a globe or ball.
Source: Wiktionary
Con*glo"bate, a. Etym: [L. conglobatus, p.p. of conglobare to conglobate. See Globate.]
Definition: Collected into, or forming, a rounded mass or ball; as, the conglobate [lymphatic] glands; conglobate flowers.
Con*glo"bate, v. t. [imp. & p.p. Conglobated; p.pr. & vb.n. Conglobating.] Etym: [Cf. Conglore.]
Definition: To collect or form into a ball or rounded mass; to gather or mass together. Conglobated bubbles undissolved. Wordsworth.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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