Main Entry: ¹ag·glom·er·ate

Pronunciation: \ə-ˈglä-mə-ˌrāt\

Function: transitive verb

Inflected Form(s): ag·glom·er·at·ed; ag·glom·er·at·ing

Etymology: Latin agglomeratus, past participle of agglomerare to heap up, join, from ad- + glomer-, glomus ball — more at clam

Date: 1684

: to gather into a ball, mass, or cluster