cumulate

[ verb kyoo-myuh-leyt; adjective kyoo-myuh-lit, -leyt ]
/ verb ˈkyu myəˌleɪt; adjective ˈkyu myə lɪt, -ˌleɪt /
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verb (used with object), cu·mu·lat·ed, cu·mu·lat·ing.

to heap up; amass; accumulate.

adjective

heaped up.

Origin of cumulate

1525–35; < Latin cumulātus (past participle of cumulāre to heap up, pile up, accumulate), equivalent to cumul(us) a heap, pile, mass, cumulus + -ātus -ate1

OTHER WORDS FROM cumulate

cu·mu·late·ly, adverb de·cu·mu·late, verb (used with object), de·cu·mu·lat·ed, de·cu·mu·lat·ing.

Words nearby cumulate

cummings, cummings, e. e., cummingtonite, cumquat, cumshaw, cumulate, cumulation, cumulative, cumulative distribution function, cumulative effect, cumulative evidence

Words related to cumulate

amass, accrue, gather, hive, garner, collect, hoard

Example sentences from the Web for cumulate

  • Sir Charles labored only to heap up the evidences of evolution; to cumulate them till the mass became irresistible.

    The Education of Henry Adams |Henry Adams

  • When electors are allowed to cumulate on individual candidates, the favourites of sections within the party will be elected.

    Proportional Representation Applied To Party Government |T. R. Ashworth and H. P. C. Ashworth

  • When Ah starts makin' up de berths you kin sweep out de cah an' 'cumulate de sheets an' pillow cases.

    Lady Luck |Hugh Wiley

  • Oh, it was in the agreement that the intrest should stay and cumulate, he called it.

    Fighting the Sea |Edward A. Rand

British Dictionary definitions for cumulate

cumulate

verb (ˈkjuːmjʊˌleɪt)

to accumulate
(tr) to combine (two or more sequences) into one

adjective (ˈkjuːmjʊlɪt, -ˌleɪt)

heaped up

Derived forms of cumulate

cumulately, adverb cumulation, noun

Word Origin for cumulate

C16: from Latin cumulāre from cumulus heap