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cumulate

/ˈkjuː.mjʊˌleɪt/US/ˈkju.mjəˌleɪt/

cumulate verb: to accumulate; to amass. Also the alternative form of cumulated.

Verb

cumulate (third-person singular simple present cumulates, present participle cumulating, simple past and past participle cumulated)

  1. (transitive) To accumulate; to amass.
    Synonyms:
    amass, heap up
  2. (intransitive) To be accumulated.

Adjective

UK/ˈkjuːmjʊlət/

cumulate (comparative more cumulate, superlative most cumulate)

  1. Accumulated; agglomerated; amassed.
    • A cumulate or heaped fulness, when it overflows the continent.1633, Thomas Adams, A commentary or, exposition vpon the diuine second epistle generall, written by the blessed apostle St. Peter, chapter II

Noun

UK/ˈkjuːmjʊlət/

cumulate (countable and uncountable, plural cumulates)

  1. 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.1996, R. G. Cawthorn, Layered Intrusions, page 331

Also used as

cumulate is also the alternative form of cumulated.

Synonyms of cumulate

Forms of cumulate

Verb
third-person singular presentcumulates
present participlecumulating
past participlecumulated
pastcumulated
Adjective
comparativemore cumulate
superlativemost cumulate
Noun
pluralcumulates

Origin of 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.

Words formed from cumulate

Questions about cumulate

What does cumulate mean?
Cumulate means to accumulate; to amass.
What part of speech is cumulate?
Cumulate can be a verb, an adjective or a noun.
How do you pronounce cumulate?
Cumulate is pronounced /ˈkjuː.mjʊˌleɪt/ (UK).
What is the past tense of cumulate?
The past tense of cumulate is cumulated.

Words near cumulate in the dictionary

  1. cumulability
  2. cumulable
  3. cumulant
  4. cumulants
  5. cumular
  6. cumulate
  7. cumulated
  8. cumulates
  9. cumulating
  10. cumulation
  11. cumulations

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