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summate


sum·mate

verb \ˈsəm-ˌāt\
sum·mat·edsum·mat·ing

Definition of SUMMATE

transitive verb
: to add together or sum up <impulses…are summated with the subliminal impulses arriving over the sensory neuron—L. L. Langley et al>
intransitive verb
: to form a sum or cumulative effect