conglobulate
conglobulate verb: to collect together into a compact round mass.
Verb
conglobulate (third-person singular simple present conglobulates, present participle conglobulating, simple past and past participle conglobulated)
- To collect together into a compact round mass.
- ‘Swallows certainly sleep all the winter. A number of them conglobulate together, by flying round and round, and then all in a heap throw themselves under water, and lye in the red of a river.’1791, James Boswell, Life of Johnson, Oxford, published 2008, page 393
Forms of conglobulate
| third-person singular present | conglobulates |
|---|---|
| present participle | conglobulating |
| past participle | conglobulated |
| past | conglobulated |
Origin of conglobulate
From con- + globule + -ate (verb-forming suffix).
Questions about conglobulate
- What does conglobulate mean?
- Conglobulate means to collect together into a compact round mass.
- What part of speech is conglobulate?
- Conglobulate is a verb.
- What is the past tense of conglobulate?
- The past tense of conglobulate is conglobulated.
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