"glomerate" meaning in English

See glomerate in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Etymology: Borrowed from Latin glomerātus, perfect passive participle of to glomerate, see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and -ate (adjective-forming suffix). Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|la|glomerātus}} Borrowed from Latin glomerātus, {{glossary|perfect}} perfect, {{glossary|passive}} passive, {{glossary|participle}} participle, {{af|en|-ate|id1=verb|pos1=verb-forming suffix}} -ate (verb-forming suffix), {{af|en|-ate|id1=adjective|pos1=adjective-forming suffix}} -ate (adjective-forming suffix) Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} glomerate (not comparable)
  1. Gathered together in a roundish mass or dense cluster; conglomerate. Tags: not-comparable Related terms: conglomerate
    Sense id: en-glomerate-en-adj-TXJbPqJD Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ate (adjective), English terms suffixed with -ate (verb), Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 81 19 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ate (adjective): 75 25 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ate (verb): 81 19 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 85 15 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 90 10

Verb

Forms: glomerates [present, singular, third-person], glomerating [participle, present], glomerated [participle, past], glomerated [past]
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin glomerātus, perfect passive participle of to glomerate, see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and -ate (adjective-forming suffix). Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|la|glomerātus}} Borrowed from Latin glomerātus, {{glossary|perfect}} perfect, {{glossary|passive}} passive, {{glossary|participle}} participle, {{af|en|-ate|id1=verb|pos1=verb-forming suffix}} -ate (verb-forming suffix), {{af|en|-ate|id1=adjective|pos1=adjective-forming suffix}} -ate (adjective-forming suffix) Head templates: {{en-verb}} glomerate (third-person singular simple present glomerates, present participle glomerating, simple past and past participle glomerated)
  1. To gather or wind into a ball; to collect (threads, etc.) into a spherical form or mass.
    Sense id: en-glomerate-en-verb-elzzNKdW

Inflected forms

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