conglomerate

¹con·glom·er·ate

adjective \kən-ˈgläm-rət, -ˈglä-mə-\

Definition of CONGLOMERATE

: made up of parts from various sources or of various kinds

Origin of CONGLOMERATE

Latin conglomeratus, past participle of conglomerare to roll together, from com- + glomerare to wind into a ball, from glomer-, glomus ball — more at clam

First Known Use: 1572

Other Botany Terms

annual, burgeon, chloroplast, nomenclature, succulent, sylvan, xylem

²con·glom·er·ate

verb \-ˈglä-mə-ˌrāt\

con·glom·er·at·edcon·glom·er·at·ing

Definition of CONGLOMERATE

intransitive verb

: to gather into a mass or coherent whole <numbers of dull people conglomerated round her — Virginia Woolf>

transitive verb

: accumulate

— con·glom·er·a·tive \-ˈgläm-rə-tiv, -ˈglä-mə-; -mə-ˌrā-\ adjective

— con·glom·er·a·tor \-ˈglä-mə-ˌrā-tər\ noun

Examples of CONGLOMERATE

1. <people conglomerated in the downtown streets for an impromptu victory celebration>
2. <over the years the town's discarded junk conglomerated at the bottom of the river>

First Known Use of CONGLOMERATE

1642

Related to CONGLOMERATE

Synonyms

cluster, collect, concenter, concentrate, assemble, congregate, convene, converge, forgather (or foregather), gather, meet, rendezvous

Antonyms

break up, disband, disperse, split (up)

Related Words

affiliate, ally, associate, band (together), caucus, club, collaborate, confederate, conjoin, consolidate, consort, cooperate, couple, federate, gang up, join, merge, unite; reassemble, reconvene, regather, remeet

Near Antonyms

depart, leave, take off; disjoin, dissociate, disunite

Rhymes with CONGLOMERATE

abbreviate, abominate, accelerate, accentuate, accommodate, acculturate, accumulate, adjudicate, adulterate, affiliate, agglomerate, alienate, alleviate, alliterate, amalgamate, ameliorate, amyl nitrate, annihilate, annunciate, anticipate, apostolate, appreciate, appropriate, approximate, arpeggiate, articulate, asphyxiate, assassinate, asseverate, assimilate, associate, at any rate, attenuate, authenticate, barbiturate, bicarbonate, calumniate, capacitate, capitulate, catholicate, certificate, coagulate, coelenterate, collaborate, commemorate, commiserate, communicate, compassionate, concatenate, conciliate, confabulate, confederate, congratulate, consolidate, contaminate, cooperate, coordinate, corroborate, deactivate, debilitate, decapitate, decelerate, decerebrate, deconcentrate, deconsecrate, decorticate, decrepitate, de-escalate, defibrinate, defoliate, degenerate, deliberate, delineate, demodulate, denominate, depopulate, depreciate, deracinate, deregulate, desegregate, desiderate, detoxicate, devaluate, diaconate, dilapidate, discriminate, disintegrate, disseminate, dissimulate, dissociate, domesticate, effectuate, ejaculate, elaborate, electroplate, eliminate, elucidate, emaciate, emancipate, emasculate, encapsulate, enumerate, enunciate, episcopate, equivocate, eradicate, etiolate, evacuate, evaluate, evaporate, eventuate, eviscerate, exacerbate, exaggerate, exasperate, excited state, excogitate, excoriate, exfoliate, exhilarate, exonerate, expatiate, expatriate, expectorate, expostulate, expropriate, extenuate, exterminate, extrapolate, facilitate, felicitate, fish or cut bait, garrison state, gesticulate, habilitate, habituate, hallucinate, humiliate, hydrogenate, hypothecate, illuminate, impersonate, inactivate, inaugurate, incarcerate, incinerate, incorporate, incriminate, indoctrinate, inebriate, infatuate, infuriate, ingratiate, ingurgitate, initiate, inoculate, inseminate, insinuate, instantiate, intercalate, interpolate, interrelate, interrogate, intimidate, intoxicate, invalidate, investigate, invigorate, irradiate, Italianate, Korea Strait, lanceolate, legitimate, luxuriate, mandarinate, manipulate, matriarchate, matriculate, Merthiolate, necessitate, negotiate, noncandidate, obliterate, officiate, Orange Free State, orientate, originate, oxygenate, participate, particulate, patriarchate, patriciate, perambulate, peregrinate, perpetuate, pontificate, precipitate, predestinate, predominate, prefabricate, premeditate, preponderate, prevaricate, procrastinate, prognosticate, proliferate, propitiate, proportionate, quadruplicate, quintuplicate, reciprocate, recriminate, recuperate, redecorate, reduplicate, reeducate, refrigerate, regenerate, regurgitate, reincarnate, reintegrate, reiterate, rejuvenate, remunerate, repatriate, repudiate, resuscitate, retaliate, reticulate, revaluate, reverberate, scholasticate, second estate, self-flagellate, self-immolate, self-pollinate, seventy-eight, sextuplicate, Singapore Strait, sophisticate, subordinate, substantiate, syllabicate, tergiversate, transliterate, triangulate, vanity plate, variegate, vaticinate, vituperate, vociferate

³con·glom·er·ate

noun \-ˈgläm-rət, -ˈglä-mə-\

Definition of CONGLOMERATE

1

: a composite mass or mixture; especially : rock composed of rounded fragments varying from small pebbles to large boulders in a cement (as of hardened clay)

2

: a widely diversified corporation

— con·glom·er·at·ic \kən-ˌglä-mə-ˈra-tik, ˌkän-\ adjective

Examples of CONGLOMERATE

1. a news and entertainment conglomerate
2. Our small company must compete with the big conglomerates.

First Known Use of CONGLOMERATE

1818

Related to CONGLOMERATE

Synonyms

empire

Related Words

multinational; cartel, combination, combine, syndicate, trust; chain; association, corporation, organization, pool

Other Geology Terms

anthracite, boulder, cwm, erratic, igneous, intrusive, mesa, sedimentary, silt, swale