"conglobate" meaning in English

See conglobate in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more conglobate [comparative], most conglobate [superlative]
Etymology: First attested in 1635; borrowed from Latin conglobātus, perfect passive participial of conglobō (see -ate (adjective-forming suffix) and -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from con- (“together”) + globus (“ball”) + -ō (verb-forming suffix) Etymology templates: {{etydate|1635}} First attested in 1635, {{bor+|en|la|conglobātus|nocap=1}} borrowed from Latin conglobātus, {{glossary|perfect}} perfect, {{glossary|passive}} passive, {{glossary|participial}} participial, {{af|en|-ate|id1=adjective|pos1=adjective-forming suffix}} -ate (adjective-forming suffix), {{af|en|-ate|id1=verb|pos1=verb-forming suffix}} -ate (verb-forming suffix) Head templates: {{en-adj}} conglobate (comparative more conglobate, superlative most conglobate)
  1. Shaped like or formed into a ball. Translations (shaped like or formed into a ball): кълбовиден (kălboviden) (Bulgarian), сферичен (sferičen) (Bulgarian)
    Sense id: en-conglobate-en-adj-S~x4cvAq

Verb

Forms: conglobates [present, singular, third-person], conglobating [participle, present], conglobated [participle, past], conglobated [past]
Etymology: First attested in 1635; borrowed from Latin conglobātus, perfect passive participial of conglobō (see -ate (adjective-forming suffix) and -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from con- (“together”) + globus (“ball”) + -ō (verb-forming suffix) Etymology templates: {{etydate|1635}} First attested in 1635, {{bor+|en|la|conglobātus|nocap=1}} borrowed from Latin conglobātus, {{glossary|perfect}} perfect, {{glossary|passive}} passive, {{glossary|participial}} participial, {{af|en|-ate|id1=adjective|pos1=adjective-forming suffix}} -ate (adjective-forming suffix), {{af|en|-ate|id1=verb|pos1=verb-forming suffix}} -ate (verb-forming suffix) Head templates: {{en-verb}} conglobate (third-person singular simple present conglobates, present participle conglobating, simple past and past participle conglobated)
  1. (transitive) To form into a globe or ball. Tags: transitive Derived forms: conglobation, conglobateous Related terms: conglobe, globe, round, spherical
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Inflected forms

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