OXFORD DICTIONARY
agglutinate, v.
1 tr. unite as with glue.
2 tr. & intr. Biol. cause or undergo adhesion (of bacteria, erythrocytes, etc.).
3 tr. (of language) combine (simple words) without change of form to express compound ideas.
agglutination n. agglutinative adj.
L agglutinare (as AD-, glutinare f. gluten -tinis glue)
ROGET THESAURUS
agglutinate
Coherence
VB
cohere, adhere, stick, cling, cleave, hold, take hold of, hold fast, close with, clasp, hug, grow together, hang together, twine round, stick like a leech, stick like wax, stick close, cling like ivy, cling like a bur, adhere like a remora, adhere like Dejanira's shirt, glue,
agglutinate, conglutinate, cement, lute, paste, gum, solder, weld, cake, consolidate, agglomerate.