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cu·mu·late
(kyo͞om′yə-lāt′)v. cu·mu·lat·ed, cu·mu·lat·ing, cu·mu·lates
v.tr.
1. To gather in a heap; accumulate.
2. To combine into one unit; merge.
v.intr.
To become massed.
adj.
Having cumulated or having been cumulated; heaped up or amassed.
cu′mu·la′tion n.
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cumulate
vb
1. to accumulate
2. (tr) to combine (two or more sequences) into one
adj
heaped up
[C16: from Latin cumulāre from cumulus heap]
ˈcumulately adv
ˌcumuˈlation n
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cu•mu•late
(v. ˈkyu myəˌleɪt; adj. -lɪt, -ˌleɪt)v. -lat•ed, -lat•ing,
adj. v.t.
1. to heap up; amass; accumulate.
adj. 2. heaped up.
[1525–35; < Latin cumulātus, past participle of cumulāre to heap up, accumulate, derivative of cumulus a heap, mass]
cu′mu•late•ly, adv.
cu`mu•la′tion, n.
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cumulate
Past participle: cumulated
Gerund: cumulating
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| Verb | 1. |  cumulate - collect or gather; "Journals are accumulating in my office"; "The work keeps piling up"increase - become bigger or greater in amount; "The amount of work increased" backlog - accumulate and create a backlog accrete - grow or become attached by accretion; "The story accreted emotion" drift - be piled up in banks or heaps by the force of wind or a current; "snow drifting several feet high"; "sand drifting like snow" |
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