conglomerate
Pronunciation
/kənˈɡɫɑmɝət/

Definition & Meaning of "conglomerate"in English

Conglomerate
01

a corporation formed by merging different firms or businesses

Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Inanimate
Composition
Compound
Countable
Plural form
conglomerates
Examples
The conglomerate expanded its operations by acquiring companies in various industries such as technology, healthcare, and consumer goods.
02

a coarse-grained sedimentary rock made up of rounded pebbles, stones, or other fragments cemented together

Examples
Geologists discovered a layer of conglomerate beneath the riverbed.
to conglomerate
01

to collect, combine, or cluster separate things into one body or unit

Intransitive
Grammatical Information
Composition
derived
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
conglomerate
3rd person singular
conglomerates
Present participle
conglomerating
Past simple
conglomerated
Past participle
conglomerated
Examples
Clouds conglomerated over the horizon before the storm.
conglomerate
01

made up of different, diverse, or heterogeneous elements gathered together

Grammatical Information
Composition
Simple
qualitative
Superlative
most conglomerate
Comparative
more conglomerate
gradable
Examples
The exhibition displayed a conglomerate collection of ancient artifacts.
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