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cumulate Definition

cu·mu·late (kyo̵̅o̅′myə lāt′; for adj., -lit, -lāt′)

transitive verb, intransitive verb cumulated -·lat′ed, cumulating -·lat′·ing

to gather into a heap; accumulate

Etymology: < L cumulatus, pp. of cumulare, to heap up, amass < cumulus: see cumulus

adjective

gathered into a heap

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cumulate Usage Examples

Object

  • file: Each issue fully cumulates the file and replaces the previous disk.

Modifies a noun

  • rock: Olivine cumulate rocks have the highest background concentrations of Pt and Pd.