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agglutinate

9.2

Stuck together in a group like things glued together

adjective
/əˈɡluːtɪneɪt/

: aglutinado

With the glue drying, the paper pieces began to agglutinate, forming a colorful collage.

Examples

The leaves agglutinate on the ground, creating a beautiful tapestry of autumn colors.
The children agglutinate their fingers in a playful game of building a human chain.
A considerably higher than that of Jony Ive, Craig Federighi, or Steve Jobs himself, people from now agglutinate tasks formerly occupied by Forstall.

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Synonyms

glutinous

vsagglutinate

2 7.7

Sticky like glue that easily sticks to things

describes unity by adhesion rather than only the material feel

gluey

vsagglutinate

1 3.2

Thick and sticky so things stick together

refers to items being joined rather than just sticky texture

glued

vsagglutinate

Informal

1 3.0

Stuck firmly in one place or unable to stop paying attention

focuses on the joining action rather than the resulting immobility

conjoined

vsagglutinate

1 5.2

Joined together so they act or work as one

is about joining by adhesion rather than simple union

aggregate

vsagglutinate

Specialized

1 8.0

Having many small parts joined together to make one fruit

focuses on items joined into one mass rather than separate clustered units

agglutinative

vsagglutinate

9.5

Tends to stick together like glue

expresses the act or result of being stuck together

gluelike

vsagglutinate

5.5

Making a group of people stay together and work well

describes joining by sticky contact rather than just figurative unity

cementlike

vsagglutinate

5.3

Holding people or things together like cement

emphasizes adhesive joining similar to glue but more formal image

ghili

vsagglutinate

9.9

Sticky and thick so it stays on hands or objects

means being stuck together rather than merely describing thickness

agglomerated

vsagglutinate

7.7

Joined together in a loose mass without clear order

implies intentional or adhesive joining rather than loose clustering

agglomerative

vsagglutinate

9.1

Gathered into a single mass that has no clear order

stresses union by sticking rather than mere gathering or clustering

Antonyms

separate

829 2.1

Not joined to another thing and kept apart

to dissociate

2 7.0

To treat two things as separate and not related

How Stuck

fused

4.1

glued

Informal

1 3.0

agglutinate

9.2

stuck

∞ 1.0

touching

2.5

separate

829 2.1

Surface Forms

agglutinate positive

Etymology

Agglutinate comes from Latin parts ad- 'to' and gluten 'glue', so imagine things 'glued to' one another. That's why as an adjective it means 'stuck together' or joined as if by glue.