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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
Related Forms:
- cumulation cu′·mu·la′·tion noun
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