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CONGLUTINATE

Dictionary entry overview: What does conglutinate mean?

• CONGLUTINATE (verb)
The verb CONGLUTINATE has 2 senses:

1. cause to adhere
2. stick together

Familiarity information: CONGLUTINATE used as a verb is rare.

Dictionary entry details

• CONGLUTINATE (verb)

Sense 1

conglutinate ^{[BACK TO TOP]}

Meaning:

Cause to adhere

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Synonyms:

coapt; conglutinate

Context example:

The wounds were coapted

Hypernyms (to "conglutinate" is one way to...):

close; fill up (fill or stop up)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

Sense 2

conglutinate ^{[BACK TO TOP]}

Meaning:

Stick together

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Context example:

the edges of the wound conglutinated

Hypernyms (to "conglutinate" is one way to...):

adhere; cleave; cling; cohere; stick (come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation)

Sentence frame:

Something ----s

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CONGLUTINATE: related words searches

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