agglutinate

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. verb string together (morphemes in an agglutinating language)
  2. verb clump together; as of bacteria, red blood cells, etc.
  3. adjective united as if by glue

Etymology

From Latin agglūtinātus, past participle of agglūtināre, adglūtināre (“to glue or cement to a thing”), from ad (“to”) + glūtināre (“to glue”), from glūten (“paste, glue”).

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