conglomerating
Forming one whole
Conglomerating is gathering or forming into a mass or cluster.
The word applies to physical accumulation—particles conglomerating into larger clumps—and to corporate consolidation, where companies merge into conglomerates: Small firms kept conglomerating until three giants dominated the industry.
The sense is of disparate things coming together into a unified but heterogeneous whole.
Collecting in quantity
- gatheringCollection of people meeting
- collectingGathering items over time
- aggregatingCollecting into a total
- clusteringForming concentrated groups
coalescing · compiling · bundling · concentrating · grouping · massing · pooling · assembling
Collecting into a total
- clumpingForming into lumps
- massingGathering in quantity
- ballingCreating round shapes
- coheringHolding together as one
compacting · solidifying · adhering · binding · cementing · fusing · sticking · welding
Joining multiple elements
- fusingJoining by melting
- unifyingMaking disparate elements one
- amalgamatingUniting into a whole
- integratingCombining into a whole
blending · melding · incorporating · synthesizing · consolidating · joining · uniting · intermixing
Gaining possession of
- diversifyingIncreasing variety within
- consolidatingCombining dispersed elements
- expandingGrowing in scope
- absorbingHolding attention completely
subsidiaries · holdings · portfolios · synergies · integrating · partnering · franchising · networking
amassing
Collecting in quantity
- gatheringCollection of people meeting
- collectingGathering items over time
- aggregatingCollecting into a total
clustering · coalescing · compiling · bundling · concentrating · grouping · massing · pooling · assembling · heaping
aggregating
Collecting into a total
cohering · compacting · solidifying · adhering · binding · cementing · fusing · sticking · welding · bonding
combining
Joining multiple elements
- fusingJoining by melting
- unifyingMaking disparate elements one
- amalgamatingUniting into a whole
integrating · blending · melding · incorporating · synthesizing · consolidating · joining · uniting · intermixing · conflating
acquiring
Gaining possession of
- diversifyingIncreasing variety within
- consolidatingCombining dispersed elements
- expandingGrowing in scope
absorbing · subsidiaries · holdings · portfolios · synergies · integrating · partnering · franchising · networking · monopolizing
conglomeratingdispersing
Spreading widely apart
scattering · separating · dissipating · spreading · diffusing
conglomeratingdividing
Separating into parts
disintegrating · decomposing · dissolving · fragmenting · breaking up
conglomeratingdivesting
Disposing of possessions
spinning off · breaking up · unbundling · decentralizing · splitting