Etymology

conglobate

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Today it means: Shaped like or formed into a ball. Full definition →

Latin conglobātus
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  1. Latin · borrowed fromconglobātus
  2. English todayconglobate

First attested in 1635; borrowed from Latin conglobātus, perfect passive participial of conglobō (see -ate (adjective-forming suffix) and -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from con- (“together”) + globus (“ball”) + -ō (verb-forming suffix)

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