conglomerate vs conglutinate

conglomerate

adj
  • Composed of fragments of rock, pebbles, or stones cemented together. 

  • Clustered together into a mass. 

verb
  • To combine together into a larger mass. 

  • To combine together into a larger corporation. 

noun
  • A rock consisting of gravel or pebbles embedded in a matrix. 

  • A corporation formed by the combination of several smaller corporations whose activities are unrelated to the corporation's primary activity. 

  • A cluster of heterogeneous things. 

conglutinate

adj
  • Glued together; united, as by some adhesive substance. 

verb
  • To join together; to unite. 

  • To stick or glue together. 

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