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SUMMATE

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Determine the sum of

Example:

Add all the people in this town to those of the neighboring town

Synonyms:

add; add together; add up; sum; sum up; summate; tally; tot; tot up; total; tote up

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Hypernyms (to "summate" is one way to...):

count; enumerate; number; numerate (determine the number or amount of)

Verb group:

add; add together (make an addition by combining numbers)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

Derivation:

sum (the whole amount)

sum (a quantity obtained by the addition of a group of numbers)

sum (the final aggregate)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Form or constitute a cumulative effect

Classified under:

Verbs of political and social activities and events

Hypernyms (to "summate" is one way to...):

combine (join for a common purpose or in a common action)

Sentence frames:

Something ----s
Something is ----ing PP

Derivation:

sum (the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience)

sum (the final aggregate)

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