cumulate

Meaning

Verb

1. (transitive) To accumulate; to amass.
2. (intransitive) To be accumulated.

Adj

1. Accumulated, agglomerated, amassed.
2. (obsolete) Cumulated.

Noun

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

Synonyms

accumulate

amass

conglomerate

gather

agglomerate

collect

pile up

pile

sedimentary rock

accrue

accumulative rock

aggregate

garner

heap

hoard

mass

merge

Translations

kumulieren

συσσωρεύω

acumular

acumular

accumularsi

cumuler

ophopen

accumuleren

acumularse

accumuler

ammucchiarsi

komkirin

anhäufen

ammassarsi

birikmek

Etymology

First attested in 1534; borrowed from Latin cumulātus, perfect passive participle of cumulō (“to pile up”), see -ate (etymology 1, 2 and 3). Sporadic participial usage of the adjective up until Early Modern English.