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cumulate

verb
/ˈkjuː.mjʊˌleɪt/UK/ˈkju.mjəˌleɪt/CA/ˈkjuːmjʊlət/UK

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *ḱuh₁mósder.? Latin cumulus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin cumulō Latin cumulātusbor. English cumulate First attested in 1534; borrowed from Latin cumulātus, perfect passive participle of cumulō (“to pile up”), see -ate (etymology 1, 2 and 3). Sporadic use of the participle up until Early Modern English.

  1. borrowed from cumulātus

Definitions

  1. To accumulate

    To accumulate; to amass.

  2. To be accumulated.

  3. Alternative form of cumulated, past participle of cumulate.

  4. ›+ 2 more definitions

    1. Accumulated

      Accumulated; agglomerated; amassed.

      • A cumulate or heaped fulness, when it overflows the continent.

    2. An igneous rock formed by the accumulation of crystals from a magma by either settling or…

      An igneous rock formed by the accumulation of crystals from a magma by either settling or floating.

      • Layered cumulates are prominent within virtually all of the larger intrusions.

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