conglomerate

Meaning

Noun

1. A cluster of heterogeneous things.
2. A corporation formed by the combination of several smaller corporations whose activities are unrelated to the corporation's primary activity.
3. A rock consisting of gravel or pebbles embedded in a matrix.

Adj

1. Clustered together into a mass.
2. Composed of fragments of rock, pebbles, or stones cemented together.

Verb

1. (transitive) To combine together into a larger mass.
2. (transitive) To combine together into a larger corporation.

Synonyms

accumulate

conglomeration

amass

pudding stone

gather

conglomerate rock

cumulate

pile up

empire

aggregate

gathering

aggregation

agglomerate

conglomeratic

conglomerated

combine

congregation

consolidate

corporation

crowd

group

heap

hoard

islet

mass

meet

meeting

merge

package

📦

pile

segregate

globulate

particleboard

pudding-stone

trust

accumulation

accumulativeness

assemble

assembly

bloc

build-up

bunch

clustered

collect

combination

compile

concentrate

concern

congest

congregate

Translations

Konglomerat

conglomérat

conglomerato

conglomerado

conglomeraat

conglomerat

aglomerado

Mischkonzern

aggloméré

conglomerare

conglomerado

agglomeraat

conglomérer

agglomération

Pronounced as (IPA)

/kənˈɡlɒm.(ə.)ɹət/

Etymology

First attested in the second part of the 16ᵗʰ century; from Latin conglomerātus, perfect passive participle of conglomerō (“to pile into a heap, to roll together”) (see -ate (Etymology 1,2 and 3)), from con- (prefix indicating a being or bringing together of several objects) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm (“beside, by, near, with”)) + glomerāre (from glomerō (“to pile into a heap, to make into a ball, glomerate”), from glomus (“ball of thread; ball-shaped mass”), from Proto-Indo-European *gel- (“to form into a ball; ball”)).