First Known Use: 1572
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1conglomerate
adjective con·glom·er·ate \kən-ˈgläm-rət, -ˈglä-mə-\
Definition of CONGLOMERATE
: made up of parts from various sources or of various kinds

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Origin of CONGLOMERATE
Latin conglomeratus, past participle of conglomerare to roll together, from com- + glomerare to wind into a ball, from glomer-, glomus ball — more at clam
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2conglomerate
verb con·glom·er·ate \-ˈglä-mə-ˌrāt\
con·glom·er·at·edcon·glom·er·at·ing
Definition of CONGLOMERATE
intransitive verb
: to gather into a mass or coherent whole <numbers of dull people conglomerated round her — Virginia Woolf>
transitive verb
— con·glom·er·a·tive \-ˈgläm-rə-tiv, -ˈglä-mə-; -mə-ˌrā-\ adjective
— con·glom·er·a·tor \-ˈglä-mə-ˌrā-tər\ noun
First Known Use of CONGLOMERATE
1642
Related to CONGLOMERATE
- Synonyms
- cluster, collect, concenter, concentrate, assemble, congregate, convene, converge, forgather (or foregather), gather, meet, rendezvous
- Antonyms
- break up, disband, disperse, split (up)
Rhymes with CONGLOMERATE
abbreviate, abominate, accelerate, accentuate, accommodate, acculturate, accumulate, adjudicate, adulterate, affiliate, agglomerate, alienate, alleviate, alliterate, amalgamate, ameliorate, amyl nitrate, annihilate, annunciate, anticipate, apostolate, appreciate, appropriate, approximate, arpeggiate, articulate, asphyxiate, assassinate, asseverate, assimilate, associate, at any rate, attenuate, authenticate, barbiturate, bicarbonate, calumniate, capacitate, capitulate, catholicate, certificate, coagulate, coelenterate, collaborate, commemorate, commiserate, communicate, compassionate, concatenate, conciliate, confabulate, confederate, congratulate, consolidate, contaminate, cooperate, coordinate, corroborate, deactivate, debilitate, decapitate, decelerate, decerebrate, deconcentrate, deconsecrate, decorticate, decrepitate, de-escalate, defibrinate, defoliate, degenerate, deliberate, delineate, demodulate, denominate, depopulate, depreciate, deracinate, deregulate, desegregate, desiderate, detoxicate, devaluate, diaconate, dilapidate, discriminate, disintegrate, disseminate, dissimulate, dissociate, domesticate, effectuate, ejaculate, elaborate, electroplate, eliminate, elucidate, emaciate, emancipate, emasculate, encapsulate, enumerate, enunciate, episcopate, equivocate, eradicate, etiolate, evacuate, evaluate, evaporate, eventuate, eviscerate, exacerbate, exaggerate, exasperate, excited state, excogitate, excoriate, exfoliate, exhilarate, exonerate, expatiate, expatriate, expectorate, expostulate, expropriate, extenuate, exterminate, extrapolate, facilitate, felicitate, fish or cut bait, garrison state, gesticulate, habilitate, habituate, hallucinate, humiliate, hydrogenate, hypothecate, illuminate, impersonate, inactivate, inaugurate, incarcerate, incinerate, incorporate, incriminate, indoctrinate, inebriate, infatuate, infuriate, ingratiate, ingurgitate, initiate, inoculate, inseminate, insinuate, instantiate, intercalate, interpolate, interrelate, interrogate, intimidate, intoxicate, invalidate, investigate, invigorate, irradiate, Italianate, Korea Strait, lanceolate, legitimate, luxuriate, mandarinate, manipulate, matriarchate, matriculate, Merthiolate, necessitate, negotiate, noncandidate, obliterate, officiate, Orange Free State, orientate, originate, oxygenate, participate, particulate, patriarchate, patriciate, perambulate, peregrinate, perpetuate, pontificate, precipitate, predestinate, predominate, prefabricate, premeditate, preponderate, prevaricate, procrastinate, prognosticate, proliferate, propitiate, proportionate, quadruplicate, quintuplicate, reciprocate, recriminate, recuperate, redecorate, reduplicate, reeducate, refrigerate, regenerate, regurgitate, reincarnate, reintegrate, reiterate, rejuvenate, remunerate, repatriate, repudiate, resuscitate, retaliate, reticulate, revaluate, reverberate, scholasticate, second estate, self-flagellate, self-immolate, self-pollinate, seventy-eight, sextuplicate, Singapore Strait, sophisticate, subordinate, substantiate, syllabicate, tergiversate, transliterate, triangulate, vanity plate, variegate, vaticinate, vituperate, vociferate
3conglomerate
noun con·glom·er·ate \-ˈgläm-rət, -ˈglä-mə-\
: a large business that is made of different kinds of companies
: a kind of rock that is made from many stones of different sizes held together with hardened clay
Full Definition of CONGLOMERATE
1
: a composite mass or mixture; especially : rock composed of rounded fragments varying from small pebbles to large boulders in a cement (as of hardened clay)
2
: a widely diversified corporation
— con·glom·er·at·ic \kən-ˌglä-mə-ˈra-tik, ˌkän-\ adjective
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First Known Use of CONGLOMERATE
1818
Related to CONGLOMERATE
- Synonyms
- empire
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CONGLOMERATE Defined for Kids
conglomerate
noun con·glom·er·ate \kən-ˈglä-mə-rət\
Definition of CONGLOMERATE for Kids
1
: a mass (as a rock) formed of fragments from various sources
2
: a corporation engaging in many different kinds of business
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