Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cumulate

/ˈkju.mjəˌleɪt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.58 in modern English

Syllables: cu-mu-late
IPA: /ˈkju.mjəˌleɪt/

12

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To accumulate; to amass.

Transitive verb

verb

To be accumulated.

Intransitive verb

verb

Alternative form of cumulated, past participle of cumulate.

Obsolete

adj

Accumulated; agglomerated; amassed.

noun

An igneous rock formed by the accumulation of crystals from a magma by either settling or floating.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"A cumulate or heaped fulness, when it overflows the continent."
"Layered cumulates are prominent within virtually all of the larger intrusions."

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-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō 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.

Origin

First known use: First attested in 1534

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈkju.mjəˌleɪt/
British English: /ˈkjuː.mjʊˌleɪt/

Usage

Inflected Forms

cumulates (present, singular) cumulating (participle, present) cumulated (participle, past) cumulated (past) more cumulate (comparative) most cumulate (superlative) cumulates (plural)

Derived Forms

adcumulate cumulative orthocumulate

Synonyms

amass heap up see Thesaurus:pile up accumulate conglomerate pile up gather

Questions

How do you pronounce cumulate?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkju.mjəˌleɪt/.
What does cumulate mean?: To accumulate; to amass.
Where does cumulate come from?: First known use: First attested in 1534.

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