to agglomerate

Examples

• All

• The planets formed from smaller bodies that collided and agglomerated.

  Academic text (1994)

• In the laboratory, particles will agglomerate when subjected to certain conditions, leading to larger clusters.

• The former agricultural centers agglomerated into an urban conurbation from the northern border of Palm Beach County to south of Miami.

  Academic text (1992)

• At present, the original village of Arnold is difficult to locate because it has been agglomerated into the mass of suburbanization that extends northward from northeastern Nottingham.

  Academic text (1990)

• As more people moved to the area, the town started to agglomerate into a bustling city center.

Synonyms

G

to gather

vsto agglomerate

∞ 1.0

Bring people, things, or information together in one place

focuses on forming a physical mass or cluster rather than collecting items

C

to combine

vsto agglomerate

638 2.7

To mix two or more things into one

can mean grouping without implying mixing into one joined unit

C

to collect

vsto agglomerate

499 1.1

To bring things or people together in one place

leans more toward forming a continuous mass or cluster than simple collection

A

to assemble

vsto agglomerate

152 3.3

To gather people in one place for a purpose

is about creating a mass or cluster rather than organizing for a purpose

G

to gather around

vsto agglomerate

70 1.9

Come together in a group near someone or something

is more general, not necessarily gathering around a focal point

C

to cluster

vsto agglomerate

41 3.5

To come together in a small group or make people do the same

is broader, also covering loose masses not only close grouping

G

to group

vsto agglomerate

38 1.2

To put people and things together by type or purpose

means forming a mass or cluster rather than arranging into separate sets

M

to mass

vsto agglomerate

34 4.8

To come together in a large group

is similar but can apply to smaller or less organized clusters

B

to bunch

vsto agglomerate

30 1.2

To gather things or people into a group

tends to describe a larger mass or clump rather than a small group

C

to coalesce

vsto agglomerate

15 7.4

Come together to form one group or whole

is about forming a mass or group without stressing unity

B

to bunch up

vsto agglomerate

8 3.3

To gather closely into a tight group

can mean forming a mass that is not necessarily very tight

C

to clump

vsto agglomerate

7 4.4

To come together into a small, close group

can describe grouping without implying compact or dense form

B

to bunch together

vsto agglomerate

5 3.1

To move or bring close together to form a small group

covers clustering generally, not only very compact or tight grouping

A

to amalgamate

vsto agglomerate

• Formal

4 7.4

To join several groups or parts to make one

focuses more on forming a loose cluster or mass rather than formal union

C

to crowd together

vsto agglomerate

2 3.0

To stand or move closely in a group

applies more generally to forming a mass not limited to crowds

C

to constellate

vsto agglomerate

1 9.6

Come together into a group like stars that form a shape in the sky

is more literal and general, not the poetic patterned grouping implied here

C

to conglomerate

vsto agglomerate

6.3

To gather different things into one group

is broader, meaning gathering into a cluster rather than mixing types

A

to accrete

vsto agglomerate

• Specialized

9.9

To join by growing together so two parts become one

describes gathering by joining rather than biological growth or fusion

A

to agglutinate

vsto agglomerate

• Specialized

9.6

To stick together and form clumps, as cells or particles

is a general gathering term not limited to biological sticking

A

to aggroup

vsto agglomerate

9.9

To bring people or things together into a group

is focused on forming a mass or cluster rather than general assembly

Antonyms

D

to disperse

104 4.4

To cause people and things, like a crowd or fog, to spread over a wide area

D

to dissociate

3 6.7

To stop being involved with a person, group, or idea

How Gathered

to coalesce

15 7.4

to agglomerate

1 8.4

to collect

499 1.1

to join

∞ 1.0

to come together

35 2.1

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology