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 use of the participle up until Early Modern English.
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To accumulate; to amass.
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To be accumulated.
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Alternative, Obsolete Alternative form of cumulated, past participle of cumulate.
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 use of the participle up until Early Modern English.
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Accumulated; agglomerated; amassed.
A cumulate or heaped fulness, when it overflows the continent.1633, Thomas Adams, A commentary or, exposition vpon the diuine second epistle generall, written by the blessed apostle St. Peter, chapter II:
cumulate
noun
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 use of the participle up until Early Modern English.
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Geography, Geology, Natural sciences An igneous rock formed by the accumulation of crystals from a magma by either settling or floating.
Layered cumulates are prominent within virtually all of the larger intrusions.1996, R. G. Cawthorn, Layered Intrusions, page 331: