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conglutinate

cong·lu·ti·nate

UK/kəŋˈɡluːtɪnət/ uncommon

verb

1.

cause to adhere

  • “The wounds were coapted”
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2.

stick together

  • “the edges of the wound conglutinated”

Origin

Inherited from Middle English conglutinaten (“(of a wound, broken bone, etc.) to knit, close up; to fasten; (figurative) to unite”), from conglutinat(e) (used as the past participle of conglutinaten) + -en (verb-forming suffix), borrowed from Latin conglūtinātus, the perfect passive participle of conglūtinō, see -ate (verb-forming suffix). Compare French conglutiner.

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