Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tumulate

/ˈtumjəleɪt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: tu-mu-late
IPA: /ˈtumjəleɪt/

10

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

Archaic; Transitive verb

verb

To cover (a corpse, etc.) with a mound or tomb; to bury.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"But when he considers the instruments , his heart begins to rise , and his paſſions to tumulate and ferment into a storm"

Etymology

From Latin tumulātus (whence -ate), from tumulāre (“cover with a mound, bury, entomb”).

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: tumulātus
Suffix: -ate

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈtumjəleɪt/

Usage

Inflected Forms

tumulates (present, singular) tumulating (participle, present) tumulated (participle, past) tumulated (past)

Derived Forms

intumulated

Frequently Paired Words

tumor tumour tumulus

Questions

How do you pronounce tumulate?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈtumjəleɪt/.
What does tumulate mean?: To swell.
Where does tumulate come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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