Cumulate
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈkjuː.mjʊˌleɪt/ · Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Cumulate is a verb meaning (transitive) To accumulate; to amass.
Meaning
(transitive) To accumulate; to amass.
More Meanings
- (intransitive) To be accumulated.
- Accumulated; agglomerated; amassed.
- (geology) An igneous rock formed by the accumulation of crystals from a magma by either settling or floating.
- (obsolete) Alternative form of cumulated, past participle of cumulate.
Example Sentences
A cumulate or heaped fulness, when it overflows the continent.
Layered cumulates are prominent within virtually all of the larger intrusions.
Word Forms
- cumulates
- cumulating
- cumulated
Synonyms for cumulate
Depending on context, synonyms include amass, conglomerate, gather, accumulate, pile up.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include amass, accumulate, pile up, gather, conglomerate, accrue.
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