Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for CU'MU-LATE
CU'MU-LATE, v.t. [L. cumulo; Russ. kom, a mass or lump; L. cumulus, a heap; Fr. combler, cumuler; Sp. cumular; It. cumulare.]
To gather or throw into a heap; to form a heap; to heap together. Woodward. [Accumulate is more generally used.]
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