Origin: Latin suffix -ate
Agglomerate has 7 different meanings across 3 categories:
volcanic rock consisting of large fragments fused together
a collection of objects laid on top of each other
A collection or mass.
form into one cluster
To wind or collect into a ball; hence, to gather into a mass or anything like a mass.
clustered together but not coherent
"an agglomerated flower head"
collected into a ball, heap, or mass