conglobate

[ kon-gloh-beyt, kong-, kong-gloh-beyt ]
/ kɒnˈgloʊ beɪt, kɒŋ-, ˈkɒŋ gloʊˌbeɪt /

adjective

formed into a ball.

verb (used with or without object), con·glo·bat·ed, con·glo·bat·ing.

to collect or form into a ball or rounded mass.

Origin of conglobate

1625–35; < Latin conglobātus, past participle of conglobāre. See conglobe, -ate1

OTHER WORDS FROM conglobate

con·glo·bate·ly, adverb con·glo·ba·tion, noun

Words nearby conglobate

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British Dictionary definitions for conglobate

conglobate
/ (ˈkɒŋɡləʊˌbeɪt) /

verb

to form into a globe or ball

adjective

a rare word for globular

Derived forms of conglobate

conglobation, noun

Word Origin for conglobate

C17: from Latin conglobāre to gather into a ball, from globāre to make round, from globus a sphere

Medical definitions for conglobate

conglobate
[ kŏn-glō′bāt′, kŏng′glō- ]

adj.

Formed into a single, rounded mass.