acervate

English edit

WOTD – 13 January 2010

Etymology edit

From Latin acervātus, perfect passive participle of acervō (“heap or pile up”), from acervus (“heap”).

Pronunciation edit

(UK) IPA^(key): /ˈæs.ə.veɪt/
- Audio (Southern England) (file)
(US) IPA^(key): /ˈæs.ɚ.veɪt/

Adjective edit

acervate (comparative more acervate, superlative most acervate)

(chiefly botany, rare) Heaped, or growing in heaps, or closely compacted clusters.

Derived terms edit

acervately

Translations edit

heaped or growing in heaps

Finnish: kimppuina kasvava
Latin: acervātus

Verb edit

acervate (third-person singular simple present acervates, present participle acervating, simple past and past participle acervated)

(obsolete) To heap up.

Synonyms edit

(to heap up): heap, pile

Translations edit

to heap up

Finnish: kimputtaa
Portuguese: acervar (pt)

Related terms edit

Anagrams edit

revacate

Latin edit

Verb edit

acervāte

second-person plural present active imperative of acervō

Spanish edit

Verb edit

acervate

second-person singular voseo imperative of acervar combined with te