Definition of CONGLOBE

conglobe

Verb

Verb Forms: conglobed, conglobing, conglobes

  • To gather into a compact mass or globule.
  • assume a globular shape
  • To collect (something) into a round mass; to conglobate.

Examples

  • The unused letters seemed to CONGLOBE at the bottom of the bag, taunting him.

Origin / Etymology

PIE word
*ḱóm
From French conglober, from Latin conglobāre, the present active infinitive of conglobō (“to gather into a ball; to accumulate; to crowd together”), from con- (prefix denoting a being or bringing together of several objects) + globus (“round object, globe, sphere; glob; group”) (from Proto-Indo-European *gel- (“to form into a ball; a ball”)) + -ō (suffix forming regular first-conjugation verbs).

Synonyms

conglobate

Scrabble Score: 13

conglobe: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
conglobe: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
conglobe: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 18

conglobe: valid Words With Friends Word