Etymology

conferruminate

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Today it means: To unite into a solid mass Full definition →

Latin conferrūminātus
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  1. Latin · borrowed fromconferrūminātus
  2. English todayconferruminate

First attested in 1826; borrowed from Latin conferrūminātus, perfect passive participle of conferrūminō (“to cement”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and -ate (adjective-forming suffix)), from con- + ferrūminō, from ferrūmen (“cement”) + -ō (verb-forming suffix).

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