cumulate
Americanverb (used with object)
adjective
verb
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to accumulate
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(tr) to combine (two or more sequences) into one
adjective
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of cumulate
1525–35; < Latin cumulātus (past participle of cumulāre to heap up, pile up, accumulate), equivalent to cumul ( us ) a heap, pile, mass, cumulus + -ātus -ate 1
Example Sentences
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During sleep, brain cells produce bursts of electrical pulses that cumulate into rhythmic waves -- a sign of heightened brain cell function.
From Science Daily • Feb. 28, 2024
Peters, B. J., Day, J. M. D. & Taylor, L. A. Early mantle heterogeneities in the Réunion hotspot source inferred from highly siderophile elements in cumulate xenoliths.
From Nature • Feb. 27, 2018
These cumulate rather than change: they become reptiles without ceasing to be fishes, if I may so express it; they develop lungs as they grow up, and yet keep their gills.
From The History of a Mouthful of Bread And its effect on the organization of men and animals by Macé, Jean
The later Swiss laws allow electors to cumulate three votes, but not more, upon any one candidate, so that the success of popular candidates is assured.
From Proportional Representation A Study in Methods of Election by Humphreys, John H.
In like manner it is held that within the mind processes cumulate and rise to a certain height before they cross the threshold of consciousness.
From The Nature of Goodness by Palmer, George Herbert
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