Main Entry:

¹ag·glu·ti·nate

Pronunciation:

\ə-ˈglü-t^ən-ˌāt\

Function:

verb

Inflected Form(s):

ag·glu·ti·nat·ed; ag·glu·ti·nat·ing

Etymology:

Latin agglutinatus, past participle of agglutinare to glue to, from ad- + glutinare to glue, from glutin-, gluten glue — more at clay

Date:

1586

transitive verb 1 : to cause to adhere : fasten 2 : to combine into a compound : attach to a base as an affix 3 : to cause to undergo agglutination intransitive verb 1 : to unite or combine into a group or mass 2 : to form words by agglutination