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Added 9 October 2026

cumulate

/ˈkjuː.mjʊˌleɪt/ verb

Latin root: cumulātus First recorded: 1534 Wiktionary

verb Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about cumulate at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

To accumulate; to amass.
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To be accumulated.
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Alternative form of cumulated, past participle of cumulate.

adjective

Accumulated; agglomerated; amassed.

noun

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

Origin

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.

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