summate

 [suhm-eyt]  

sum·mate

   [suhm-eyt]
verb (used with object), sum·mat·ed, sum·mat·ing.
to add together; total; sum up.
Origin:
1895–1900; back formation from summation
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summate

verb
1. determine the sum of; "Add all the people in this town to those of the neighboring town" 
2. form or constitute a cumulative effect 
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