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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
First Known Use: 1572

Other Botany Terms

annual, burgeon, chloroplast, nomenclature, succulent, sylvan, xylem

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

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

First Known Use of CONGLOMERATE

1818

Other Geology Terms

anthracite, boulder, cwm, erratic, igneous, intrusive, mesa, sedimentary, silt, swale
CONGLOMERATIC 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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