Main Entry: cu·mu·late

Pronunciation: \ˈkyü-myə-ˌlāt\

Function: verb

Inflected Form(s): cu·mu·lat·ed; cu·mu·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 materialintransitive verb : to become massed

— cu·mu·late \-lət, -ˌlāt\ adjective

— cu·mu·la·tion \ˌkyü-myə-ˈlā-shən\ noun