ag·glom·er·ate
ə-ˈglä-mə-ˌrāt 
agglomerated; agglomerating
: to gather into a ball, mass, or cluster
ag·glom·er·ate
ə-ˈglä-mə-rət
: gathered into a ball, mass, or cluster
specifically
: clustered or growing together but not coherent
an agglomerate flower head
ag·glom·er·ate
ə-ˈglä-mə-rət
1
: a rock composed of volcanic fragments of various sizes and degrees of angularity
2
: a jumbled mass or collection : agglomeration
Synonyms
Verb
Noun
- agglomeration
- alphabet soup
- assortment
- botch
- clutter
- collage
- crazy quilt
- farrago
- gallimaufry
- grab bag
- gumbo
- hash
- hodgepodge
- hotchpotch
- jambalaya
- jumble
- jungle
- litter
- macédoine
- medley
- mélange
- menagerie
- miscellanea
- miscellany
- mishmash
- mixed bag
- montage
- motley
- muddle
- olio
- olla podrida
- omnium-gatherum
- pastiche
- patchwork
- patchwork quilt
- potpourri
- ragbag
- ragout
- rummage
- salad
- salmagundi
- scramble
- shuffle
- smorgasbord
- stew
- tumble
- variety
- welter
Examples of agglomerate in a Sentence
Verb
breakfast cereal consisting of agglomerated clusters of wheat, rice, and nuts stays crunchy in milk
Noun
the Holy Roman Empire was an ever-varying agglomerate of central European states that managed to survive for 1,000 years
Recent Examples on the Web
Melvin Backman, Quartz, 5 Sep. 2024
In those days, nearly all hemophiliacs were HIV-positive because they were infused repeatedly with blood products agglomerated from thousands of donors—none of whom were screened for HIV until the mid- to late 1980s.
—Bruce D. Walker, Scientific American, 1 July 2012
The current autonomous mobility systems for planetary exploration are wheeled rovers, limited to flat, gently-sloping terrains and agglomerate regolith.
—IEEE Spectrum, 5 Mar. 2021
But Krugman leads us further astray by agglomerating his data by state without noting the finer demographic points that might tell a different story.
—Dp Opinion, The Denver Post, 10 Dec. 2019
The first human brain balls—aka cortical spheroids, aka neural organoids—agglomerated into existence just a few short years ago.
—Megan Molteni, WIRED, 3 Apr. 2018
Josephine Livingstone, The New Republic, 22 Dec. 2020
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Verb
As adoption of cryptocurrency proliferates, the digital asset class has been agglomerated into one of America’s most mainstream institutions — divorce.
—Melvin Backman, Quartz, 5 Sep. 2024
In those days, nearly all hemophiliacs were HIV-positive because they were infused repeatedly with blood products agglomerated from thousands of donors—none of whom were screened for HIV until the mid- to late 1980s.
—Bruce D. Walker, Scientific American, 1 July 2012
The current autonomous mobility systems for planetary exploration are wheeled rovers, limited to flat, gently-sloping terrains and agglomerate regolith.
—IEEE Spectrum, 5 Mar. 2021
But Krugman leads us further astray by agglomerating his data by state without noting the finer demographic points that might tell a different story.
—Dp Opinion, The Denver Post, 10 Dec. 2019
The first human brain balls—aka cortical spheroids, aka neural organoids—agglomerated into existence just a few short years ago.
—Megan Molteni, WIRED, 3 Apr. 2018
Noun
The merger between Penguin Random House (itself an agglomerate of two giant publishing corporations) and Simon & Schuster, for example, came as a result of the publishing industry’s ongoing struggles with Amazon.
—Josephine Livingstone, The New Republic, 22 Dec. 2020
Dictionary Entries Near agglomerate
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“Agglomerate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/agglomerate. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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agglomerate
1 of 2 verb
ag·glom·er·ate
ə-ˈgläm-ə-ˌrāt
agglomerated; agglomerating
: to gather into a ball, mass, or cluster
agglomerate
2 of 2 noun
ag·glom·er·ate
ə-ˈgläm-ə-rət
1
: a jumbled mass or collection
2
: a rock composed of volcanic pieces of various sizes
Medical Definition
agglomerate
1 of 2 transitive verb
ag·glom·er·ate
ə-ˈgläm-ə-ˌrāt
agglomerated; agglomerating
: to gather into a ball, mass, or cluster
agglomerate
2 of 2 noun
ag·glom·er·ate
-rət
: a jumbled mass or collection
probably a virus or agglomerates of a virus—E. A. Steinhaus
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