conglobate

conglobate means shaped like or formed into a ball.

Etymology

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)

adj

Shaped like or formed into a ball.

verb

To form into a globe or ball.

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Words closest in meaning

By meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.

conglobation 91% match — Formation into a ball, globe or rounded mass. vs conglobate →
conglobulate 89% match — To collect together into a compact round mass. vs conglobate →
conglobe 88% match — To collect (something) into a round mass; to conglobate. vs conglobate →
conglobulation 77% match — The act, or the result of conglobulating vs conglobate →
glomerate 74% match — To gather or curl into a ball; to collect (threads, etc.) into a spherical form or mass. vs conglobate →
conglomerate 73% match — A cluster of heterogeneous things. vs conglobate →
conglutinate 72% match — To stick or glue together. vs conglobate →
globate 72% match — Having the form of a globe; spherical. vs conglobate →