agglutinate

Definition

United with glue or as with glue; cemented together.

Etymology

From Latin agglūtinātus, past participle of agglūtināre, adglūtināre (“to glue or cement to a thing”), from ad (“to”) + glūtināre (“to glue”), from glūten (“paste, glue”).

Example Sentences

• "an agglutinate language"
• "an agglutinate family of languages"