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cleave vs agglutinate

agglutinate vs cleave

cleave is not an adjective while agglutinate is an adjective.

cleave and agglutinate both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
cleave No No Yes No
agglutinate No Yes Yes No
As verbs, agglutinate is a hyponym of cleave; that is, agglutinate is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than cleave:
  • cleave: come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation
  • agglutinate: clump together; as of bacteria, red blood cells, etc.
Other hyponyms of cleave include mold, mould, conglutinate.
cleave (adjective) agglutinate (adjective)
united as if by glue
cleave (verb) agglutinate (verb)
separate or cut with a tool, such as a sharp instrument clump together; as of bacteria, red blood cells, etc.
make by cutting into string together (morphemes in an agglutinating language)
come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation
Difference between cleave and agglutinate

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