summate

verb

sum·mate ˈsə-ˌmāt

summated; summating

: to add together : sum up

: to form a sum or cumulative effect

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

Etymology

back-formation from summation

First Known Use

1900, in the meaning defined at transitive sense

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The first known use of summate was in 1900

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“Summate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/summate. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.

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summate

verb

sum·mate ˈsəm-ˌāt

summated; summating

: to add together or sum up

impulses … are summated with the subliminal impulses arriving over the sensory neuron—

L. L. Langley et al.

: to form a sum or cumulative effect

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