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ag·glu·ti·nate
(ə-glo͞ot′n-āt′)v. ag·glu·ti·nat·ed, ag·glu·ti·nat·ing, ag·glu·ti·nates
v.tr.
1. To cause to adhere, as with glue.
2. Linguistics To form (words) by combining words or words and word elements.
3. Biology To cause (cells or particles) to clump together.
v.intr.
1. To join together into a group or mass.
2. Linguistics To form words by agglutination.
3. Biology To clump together; undergo agglutination.
n. (-ĭt)
See agglutination.
[Latin agglūtināre, agglūtināt- : ad-, ad- + glūtināre, to glue (from glūten, glue).]
ag·glu′ti·nant adj. & n.
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agglutinate
vb
1. to adhere or cause to adhere, as with glue
2. (Linguistics) linguistics to combine or be combined by agglutination
3. (Physiology) (tr) to cause (bacteria, red blood cells, etc) to clump together
adj
united or stuck, as by glue
[C16: from Latin agglūtināre to glue to, from gluten glue]
agˌglutinaˈbility n
agˈglutinable adj
agˈglutinant adj
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ag•glu•ti•nate
(v. əˈglut nˌeɪt; adj. -ɪt, -ˌeɪt)v. -nat•ed, -nat•ing,
adj. v.t.
1. to cause to adhere, as with glue.
2. to cause (bacteria or cells) to undergo agglutination.
3. Ling. to form by agglutination.
v.i. 4. to become agglutinated; stick or clump.
5. to form words by agglutination.
adj. 6. united, as by glue.
7. agglutinative.
[1535–45; < Latin agglūtinātus, past participle of agglūtināre to cause to adhere, ultimately <glūten glue]
ag•glu′ti•nant, adj., n.
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agglutinate
Past participle: agglutinated
Gerund: agglutinating
| Imperative |
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| agglutinate |
| agglutinate |
| Present |
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| I agglutinate |
| you agglutinate |
| he/she/it agglutinates |
| we agglutinate |
| you agglutinate |
| they agglutinate |
| Preterite |
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| I agglutinated |
| you agglutinated |
| he/she/it agglutinated |
| we agglutinated |
| you agglutinated |
| they agglutinated |
| Present Continuous |
|---|
| I am agglutinating |
| you are agglutinating |
| he/she/it is agglutinating |
| we are agglutinating |
| you are agglutinating |
| they are agglutinating |
| Present Perfect |
|---|
| I have agglutinated |
| you have agglutinated |
| he/she/it has agglutinated |
| we have agglutinated |
| you have agglutinated |
| they have agglutinated |
| Past Continuous |
|---|
| I was agglutinating |
| you were agglutinating |
| he/she/it was agglutinating |
| we were agglutinating |
| you were agglutinating |
| they were agglutinating |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had agglutinated |
| you had agglutinated |
| he/she/it had agglutinated |
| we had agglutinated |
| you had agglutinated |
| they had agglutinated |
| Future |
|---|
| I will agglutinate |
| you will agglutinate |
| he/she/it will agglutinate |
| we will agglutinate |
| you will agglutinate |
| they will agglutinate |
| Future Perfect |
|---|
| I will have agglutinated |
| you will have agglutinated |
| he/she/it will have agglutinated |
| we will have agglutinated |
| you will have agglutinated |
| they will have agglutinated |
| Future Continuous |
|---|
| I will be agglutinating |
| you will be agglutinating |
| he/she/it will be agglutinating |
| we will be agglutinating |
| you will be agglutinating |
| they will be agglutinating |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I have been agglutinating |
| you have been agglutinating |
| he/she/it has been agglutinating |
| we have been agglutinating |
| you have been agglutinating |
| they have been agglutinating |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I will have been agglutinating |
| you will have been agglutinating |
| he/she/it will have been agglutinating |
| we will have been agglutinating |
| you will have been agglutinating |
| they will have been agglutinating |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I had been agglutinating |
| you had been agglutinating |
| he/she/it had been agglutinating |
| we had been agglutinating |
| you had been agglutinating |
| they had been agglutinating |
| Conditional |
|---|
| I would agglutinate |
| you would agglutinate |
| he/she/it would agglutinate |
| we would agglutinate |
| you would agglutinate |
| they would agglutinate |
| Past Conditional |
|---|
| I would have agglutinated |
| you would have agglutinated |
| he/she/it would have agglutinated |
| we would have agglutinated |
| you would have agglutinated |
| they would have agglutinated |
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Verb 1. agglutinate - string together (morphemes in an agglutinating language)
attach - become attached; "The spider's thread attached to the window sill"
2. [画像:agglutinate - clump together]agglutinate - clump together; as of bacteria, red blood cells, etc.
cling, cohere, adhere, cleave, stick - come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation; "The dress clings to her body"; "The label stuck to the box"; "The sushi rice grains cohere"
haemagglutinate, hemagglutinate - cause the clumping together (of red blood cells)
Adj. 1. agglutinate - united as if by glue
adhesive - tending to adhere
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Translations
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
agglutinate
vi → agglutinieren (also Ling), → verklumpen, verkleben
adj → agglutiniert (also Ling), → verklumpt, verklebt
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
ag·glu·ti·nate
vt. aglutinar; causar unión.
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