Decumulate
cu·mu·late
[v. kyoo-myuh-leyt; adj. kyoo-myuh-lit, -leyt] verb, cu·mu·lat·ed, cu·mu·lat·ing, adjective 
myəˌleɪt; verb (used with object)
1.
to heap up; amass; accumulate.
adjective
2.
heaped up.
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Decumulate
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| cumulate | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | to accumulate |
| 2. | (tr) to combine (two or more sequences) into one |
| —adj | |
| 3. | heaped up |
| [C16: from Latin cumulāre from cumulus heap] | |
| 'cumulately | |
| —adv | |
| cumu'lation | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
cumulate
1530s, from L. cumulat-, pp. stem of cumulare "to heap," from cumulus "mound, heap" (see cumulus).
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