"acervate" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈæs.ə.veɪt/ [UK], /ˈæs.ɚ.veɪt/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-acervate.wav [Southern-England] Forms: more acervate [comparative], most acervate [superlative]
Etymology: From Latin acervātus, perfect passive participle of acervō (“heap or pile up”), from acervus (“heap”). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|acervātus}} Latin acervātus, {{m|la|acervō||heap or pile up}} acervō (“heap or pile up”), {{m|la|acervus||heap}} acervus (“heap”) Head templates: {{en-adj}} acervate (comparative more acervate, superlative most acervate)
  1. (chiefly botany, rare) Heaped, or growing in heaps, or closely compacted clusters. Tags: rare Categories (topical): Botany Derived forms: acervately Translations (heaped or growing in heaps): kimppuina kasvava (Finnish), acervātus (Latin)
    Sense id: en-acervate-en-adj-keg8tU87 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 66 34 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 68 32 Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences

Verb

IPA: /ˈæs.ə.veɪt/ [UK], /ˈæs.ɚ.veɪt/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-acervate.wav [Southern-England] Forms: acervates [present, singular, third-person], acervating [participle, present], acervated [participle, past], acervated [past]
Etymology: From Latin acervātus, perfect passive participle of acervō (“heap or pile up”), from acervus (“heap”). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|acervātus}} Latin acervātus, {{m|la|acervō||heap or pile up}} acervō (“heap or pile up”), {{m|la|acervus||heap}} acervus (“heap”) Head templates: {{en-verb}} acervate (third-person singular simple present acervates, present participle acervating, simple past and past participle acervated)
  1. (obsolete) To heap up. Tags: obsolete Synonyms (to heap up): heap, pile Related terms: acerval, coacervate Translations (to heap up): kimputtaa (Finnish), acervar (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-acervate-en-verb-LedIV2UZ

Inflected forms

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