Origin: 1375–1425; late Middle English < Latin conglūtinātus (past participle of conglūtināre), equivalent to con-con- + glūtin- (variant stem of glūten) glue (see gluten, clay) + -ātus-ate1
obsolete to cause (the edges of a wound or fracture) to join during the process of healing or (of the edges of a wound or fracture) to join during this process
2.
to stick or become stuck together
[C16: from Latin conglūtināre to glue together, from glūtināre to glue, from glūtenglue]