CONGLUTINATE

conglutinate

(verb) stick together; “the edges of the wound conglutinated”

coapt, conglutinate

(verb) cause to adhere; “The wounds were coapted”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

conglutinate (third-person singular simple present conglutinates, present participle conglutinating, simple past and past participle conglutinated) (ambitransitive)

To stick or glue together.

To join together; to unite.

• Boyle

Synonyms

• (stick together): adhere, cling, stick; see also adhere

• (glue together): agglutinate, gum, paste

• (join together): join, knit; see also join

Adjective

conglutinate (not comparable)

Glued together; united, as by some adhesive substance.

Source: Wiktionary


Con*glu"ti*nate, a. Etym: [L. conglutinatus, p.p. of conglutinare to glue; con- + glutinare to glue, gluten glue.]

Definition: Glued together; united, as by some adhesive substance.

Con*glu"ti*nate, v. t. [imp. & p.p. Conglutinated; p.pr. & vb.n. Conglutinating.]

Definition: To glue together; to unite by some glutinous or tenacious substance; to cause to adhere or to grow together. Bones . . . have had their broken parts conglutinated within three or four days. Boyle.

Con*glu"ti*nate, v. i.

Definition: To unite by the intervention of some glutinous substance; to coalesce.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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