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summate

/ˈsʌm.eɪt/

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Australia/ˈsam.æɪt/

summate verb: to sum, add up; perform a summation.

Verb

summate (third-person singular simple present summates, present participle summating, simple past and past participle summated)

  1. To sum, add up; perform a summation.
  2. To sum up, summarise.

Forms of summate

third-person singular presentsummates
present participlesummating
past participlesummated
pastsummated

Origin of summate

From sum + -ate (verb-forming suffix).

Words formed from summate

Questions about summate

What does summate mean?
Summate means to sum, add up; perform a summation.
What part of speech is summate?
Summate is a verb.
How do you pronounce summate?
Summate is pronounced /ˈsʌm.eɪt/ (UK).
What is the past tense of summate?
The past tense of summate is summated.

Words near summate in the dictionary

  1. summary offence
  2. summary offences
  3. summary proceedings
  4. summas
  5. summat
  6. summate
  7. summated
  8. summates
  9. summating
  10. summation
  11. summation method

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