English Explanatory Dictionary

cumulate

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To accumulate; to amass.
  2. To be accumulated.
  3. Alternative form of cumulated, past participle of cumulate.
adj
  1. Accumulated; agglomerated; amassed.
noun
  1. An igneous rock formed by the accumulation of crystals from a magma by either settling or floating.

Pronunciation

/ˈkjuː.mjʊˌleɪt/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-cumulate.wav /ˈkju.mjəˌleɪt/ /ˈkjuːmjʊlət/

Word forms

cumulate cumulates cumulating cumulated more cumulate most cumulate

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *ḱuh₁mósder.? Latin cumulus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin cumulō Latin cumulātusbor. English cumulate First attested in 1534; borrowed from Latin cumulātus, perfect passive participle of cumulō (“to pile up”), see -ate (etymology 1, 2 and 3). Sporadic use of the participle up until Early Modern English.

Synonyms

amass heap up see Thesaurus:pile up

Derived words

adcumulate cumulative orthocumulate
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