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con·glu·ti·nate (kən-glo͞ot′n-āt′, kŏn-) intr. & tr.v. con·glu·ti·nat·ed ,
con·glu·ti·nat·ing ,
con·glu·ti·nates 1. To become or cause to become stuck or glued together.
2. Medicine To become or cause to become reunited, as bones or tissues.
adj. Relating to the abnormal adhering of tissues to one another.
[Middle English conglutinaten , from Latin conglūtināre , conglūtināt- : com- , com- + glūtināre , to glue (from glūten , glūtin- , glue ).]
con·glu′ti·na′tion n.
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conglutinate (kənˈɡluːtɪˌneɪt ) vb 1. (Medicine) obsolete to cause (the edges of a wound or fracture) to join during the process of healing or (of the edges of a wound or fracture) to join during this process
2. to stick or become stuck together
[C16: from Latin conglūtināre to glue together, from glūtināre to glue, from glūten glue]
conˌglutiˈnation n
conˈglutinative adj
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con•glu•ti•nate (kənˈglut nˌeɪt, kəŋ-) v. -nat•ed, -nat•ing, adj. v.t., v.i. 1. to join or become joined with or as if with glue.
adj. 2. glued together; adhering.
[1375–1425; < Latin
conglūtinātus, past participle of
conglūtināre to glue together <
con- + glūtināre, derivative of
glūten, s.
glūtin- glue ]
con•glu`ti•na′tion, n.
con•glu′ti•na`tive, adj.
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conglutinate Past participle: conglutinatedGerund: conglutinatingImperative Present Preterite Present Continuous Present Perfect Past Continuous Past Perfect Future Future Perfect Future Continuous Present Perfect Continuous Future Perfect Continuous Past Perfect Continuous Conditional Past Conditional Imperative conglutinate conglutinate
Present I conglutinate you conglutinate he/she/it conglutinates we conglutinate you conglutinate they conglutinate
Preterite I conglutinated you conglutinated he/she/it conglutinated we conglutinated you conglutinated they conglutinated
Present Continuous I am conglutinating you are conglutinating he/she/it is conglutinating we are conglutinating you are conglutinating they are conglutinating
Present Perfect I have conglutinated you have conglutinated he/she/it has conglutinated we have conglutinated you have conglutinated they have conglutinated
Past Continuous I was conglutinating you were conglutinating he/she/it was conglutinating we were conglutinating you were conglutinating they were conglutinating
Past Perfect I had conglutinated you had conglutinated he/she/it had conglutinated we had conglutinated you had conglutinated they had conglutinated
Future I will conglutinate you will conglutinate he/she/it will conglutinate we will conglutinate you will conglutinate they will conglutinate
Future Perfect I will have conglutinated you will have conglutinated he/she/it will have conglutinated we will have conglutinated you will have conglutinated they will have conglutinated
Future Continuous I will be conglutinating you will be conglutinating he/she/it will be conglutinating we will be conglutinating you will be conglutinating they will be conglutinating
Present Perfect Continuous I have been conglutinating you have been conglutinating he/she/it has been conglutinating we have been conglutinating you have been conglutinating they have been conglutinating
Future Perfect Continuous I will have been conglutinating you will have been conglutinating he/she/it will have been conglutinating we will have been conglutinating you will have been conglutinating they will have been conglutinating
Past Perfect Continuous I had been conglutinating you had been conglutinating he/she/it had been conglutinating we had been conglutinating you had been conglutinating they had been conglutinating
Conditional I would conglutinate you would conglutinate he/she/it would conglutinate we would conglutinate you would conglutinate they would conglutinate
Past Conditional I would have conglutinated you would have conglutinated he/she/it would have conglutinated we would have conglutinated you would have conglutinated they would have conglutinated
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Thesaurus Antonyms Related Words Synonyms Legend:
Verb 1. conglutinate - cause to adhere; "The wounds were coapted"fill up ,
close - fill or stop up; "Can you close the cracks with caulking?"
2. conglutinate - stick together; "the edges of the wound conglutinated"cling ,
cohere ,
adhere ,
cleave ,
stick - come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation; "The dress clings to her body"; "The label stuck to the box"; "The sushi rice grains cohere"
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