"conurbate" meaning in English

See conurbate in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: conurbates [present, singular, third-person], conurbating [participle, present], conurbated [participle, past], conurbated [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb}} conurbate (third-person singular simple present conurbates, present participle conurbating, simple past and past participle conurbated)
  1. To grow, or cause to grow, together into a conurbation.
    Sense id: en-conurbate-en-verb-qTe4iLd- Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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