2. (physiol.) Consisting of root words combined but not materially altered as to form or meaning; as,
agglutinate forms, languages, etc. See Agglutination, 2.
Agglutination
(Ag*glu`ti*na"tion) n. [Cf. F. agglutination.]
1. The act of uniting by glue or other tenacious substance; the state of being thus united; adhesion of
parts.
2. (Physiol.) Combination in which root words are united with little or no change of form or loss of
meaning. See Agglutinative, 2.
Agglutinative
(Ag*glu"ti*na*tive) a. [Cf. F. agglutinatif.]
1. Pertaining to agglutination; tending to unite, or having power to cause adhesion; adhesive.
2. (Philol.) Formed or characterized by agglutination, as a language or a compound.
In agglutinative languages the union of words may be compared to mechanical compounds, in inflective
languages to chemical compounds.
R. Morris.
Cf. man-kind, heir-loom, war-like, which are agglutinative compounds. The Finnish, Hungarian, Turkish,
the Tamul, etc., are agglutinative languages.
R. Morris.
Agglutinative languages preserve the consciousness of their roots.
Max Müller.
Aggrace
(Ag*grace") v. t. [Pref. a- + grace: cf. It. aggraziare, LL. aggratiare. See Grace.] To
favor; to grace. [Obs.] "That knight so much aggraced." Spenser.
Aggrace
(Ag*grace") n. Grace; favor. [Obs.] Spenser.
Aggrandizable
(Ag"gran*di"za*ble) a. Capable of being aggrandized.
Aggrandization
(Ag*gran`di*za"tion) n. Aggrandizement. [Obs.] Waterhouse.
Aggrandize
(Ag"gran*dize) v. t. [imp. & p. p. Aggrandized ; p. pr. & vb. n. Aggrandizing ] [F. agrandir; à
(L. ad) + grandir to increase, L. grandire, fr. grandis great. See Grand, and cf. Finish.]
1. To make great; to enlarge; to increase; as, to aggrandize our conceptions, authority, distress.
2. To make great or greater in power, rank, honor, or wealth; — applied to persons, countries, etc.
His scheme for aggrandizing his son.
Prescott.
3. To make appear great or greater; to exalt. Lamb.
Syn. — To augment; exalt; promote; advance.
Aggrandize
(Ag"gran*dize), v. i. To increase or become great. [Obs.]
Follies, continued till old age, do aggrandize.
J. Hall.
Aggrandizement
(Ag*gran"dize*ment) n. [Cf. F. agrandissement.] The act of aggrandizing, or the
state of being aggrandized or exalted in power, rank, honor, or wealth; exaltation; enlargement; as, the
emperor seeks only the aggrandizement of his own family.
Syn. — Augmentation; exaltation; enlargement; advancement; promotion; preferment.
