cumulate

  • 1Cumulate — Cu mu*late (k? m? l?t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Cumulated} ( l? t?d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Cumulating} ( l? t?ng).] [L. cumulatus, p. p. of cumulare to heap up, fr. cumulus a heap. See {Cumber}.] To gather or throw into a heap; to heap together; to… …

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  • 2cumulate — index accumulate (amass), aggregate, compile, glean, hoard, store Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton …

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  • 3cumulate — (v.) 1530s, from L. cumulatus heaped, increased, augmented, pp. of cumulare to heap, from cumulus mound, heap (see CUMULUS (Cf. cumulus)). Related: Cumulated; cumulating …

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  • 4cumulate — [kyo͞o′myə lāt΄; ] for adj. [, kyo͞o′myəlit, kyo͞o′myəlāt΄] vt., vi. cumulated, cumulating [< L cumulatus, pp. of cumulare, to heap up, amass < cumulus: see CUMULUS] to gather into a heap; accumulate adj. gathered into a heap cumulation n …

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  • 5cumulate — verb ( lated; lating) Etymology: Latin cumulatus, past participle of cumulare, from cumulus mass Date: 1534 transitive verb 1. to gather or pile in a heap 2. to combine into one 3. to build up by …

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  • 6Cumulate rock — Cumulate rocks are igneous rocks formed by the accumulation of crystals from a magma either by settling or floating. Cumulate rocks are named according to their texture; cumulate texture is diagnostic of the conditions of formation of this group… …

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  • 7cumulate — v.; lated [L. cumulatus, heap up] To accumulate in groups or heaps …

    Dictionary of invertebrate zoology

  • 8cumulate — cumulately, adv. v. /kyooh myeuh layt /; adj. /kyooh myeuh lit, layt /, v., cumulated, cumulating, adj. v.t. 1. to heap up; amass; accumulate. adj. 2. heaped up. [1525 35; < L cumulatus (ptp. of cumulare to heap up, pile up, accumulate), equiv.&#8230; …

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  • 9cumulate — 1. verb a) To accumulate; to amass. b) To be accumulated. 2. adjective accumulated, agglomerated, amassed …

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  • 10cumulate — Synonyms and related words: accumulate, agglomerate, aggregate, aggroup, amass, assemble, backlog, batch, bring together, bulk, bunch, bunch together, bunch up, clump, cluster, collect, colligate, collocate, combine, compare, compile,&#8230; …

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