summate

verb

sum·​mate ˈsə-ˌmāt 

summated; summating

transitive verb

: to add together : sum up

intransitive verb

: to form a sum or cumulative effect

Synonyms

• add
• cast (up)
• foot (up)
• sum
• tot (up)
• total
• totalize
• tote (up)

Examples of summate in a Sentence

summate all of the expenses that you incurred on your last business trip

Word History

Etymology

back-formation from summation

First Known Use

1900, in the meaning defined at transitive sense

Medical Definition

summate

verb

sum·​mate ˈsəm-ˌāt 

summated; summating

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