Conglobate
/kənˈɡloʊ.beɪt/noun
To form or gather into a globe or ball; rounded or spherical in shape.
Did you know?Conglobate comes from Latin roots meaning “together” + “ball,” a reminder that even scientific words can carry ancient images of shaping and enclosing matter.
Etymological Timeline
Latin
Latin
conglobāre
“to gather into a ball or mass”
Latin
Latin
con- + globus
“together + a round ball, lump, or sphere”
Late Latin
Latin
conglobātus
“rolled together; formed into a globe”
16th Century
English
conglobate
“to collect or cluster into a round mass”
Modern English
English
conglobate
“to form into a globe or rounded mass”
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