ag·glu·ti·nate [ ə glt'n àyt ](past and past participleag·glu·ti·nat·ed, present participleag·glu·ti·nat·ing, 3rd person present singularag·glu·ti·nates)
transitive and intransitive verb
Definition:
1. adhere or cause to adhere: to be joined or glued together, or cause things to do this
2. clump or cause cells to clump: to cause cells such as red blood cells or bacteria to form clumps, or gather together in clumps
3. linguistics form compound word: to combine simple words without changing their form to make a new word, or be combined in a new word in this way
[Mid-16th century. < Latin agglutinat-, past participle of agglutinare "fasten with glue" < gluten "glue"]
