CUMULATE


Meaning of CUMULATE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈkyü-myə-ˌlāt ]

verb

( -lat·ed ; -lat·ing )

Etymology: Latin cumulatus, past participle of cumulare, from cumulus mass

Date: 1534

transitive verb

1. : to gather or pile in a heap

2. : to combine into one

3. : to build up by addition of new material

intransitive verb

: to become massed

• cu·mu·late -lət, -ˌlāt adjective

• cu·mu·la·tion ˌkyü-myə-ˈlā-shən noun

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.