conglomerated

From the verb conglomerate: (⇒ conjugate)

conglomerated is: ⓘ

v past

v past p

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026

con•glom•er•ate /n., adj. kənˈglɑmərɪt, kəŋ-; v. kənˈglɑməˌreɪt/   n., adj., v., -at•ed, -at•ing. 
n. [countable]

1. a thing composed of unrelated elements mixed together.
2. Business a business corporation made up of divisions that specialize in unrelated industries.

adj. [often: before a noun]

3. made up of unrelated elements.
4. gathered into a rounded mass.
5. of or relating to a corporate conglomerate.

v. [~ + object]

6. to bring together into a mass.
7. to gather into a rounded mass or close grouping.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

con•glom•er•ate  (n., adj. kən glom′ər it, kəng-;v. kən glom′ə rāt′, kəng-), n., adj., v., -at•ed, -at•ing. 
n. 

1. anything composed of heterogeneous materials or elements.
2. Business a corporation consisting of a number of subsidiary companies or divisions in a variety of unrelated industries, usually as a result of merger or acquisition.
3. Geology a rock consisting of pebbles or the like embedded in a finer cementing material;
   consolidated gravel.

adj. 

4. gathered into a rounded mass;
   consisting of parts so gathered;
   clustered.
5. consisting of heterogeneous parts or elements.
6. of or pertaining to a corporate conglomerate.
7. Geology of the nature of a conglomerate.

v.t. 

8. to bring together into a cohering mass.
9. to gather into a ball or rounded mass.

v.i. 

10. to collect or cluster together.
11. (of a company) to become part of or merge with a conglomerate.

• Latin conglomerātus (past participle of conglomerāre), equivalent. to con- con- + glomer- (stem of glomus) ball of yarn + -ātus -ate¹
• 1565–75

con•glom•er•at•ic  (kən glom′ə rat′ik, kəng-), con•glom•er•it•ic  (kən glom′ə rit′ik, kəng-), adj. 

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conglomerate noun / kənˈɡlɒmərɪt/

1. a thing composed of heterogeneous elements; mass
2. any coarse-grained sedimentary rock consisting of rounded fragments of rock embedded in a finer matrix
   Compare agglomerate3
3. a large corporation consisting of a group of companies dealing in widely diversified goods, services, etc

verb / kənˈɡlɒməˌreɪt/

1. to form into a cluster or mass

adjective / kənˈɡlɒmərɪt/

1. made up of heterogeneous elements; massed
2. (of sedimentary rocks) consisting of rounded fragments within a finer matrix

Etymology: 16th Century: from Latin conglomerāre to roll up, from glomerāre to wind into a ball, from glomus ball of thread