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sum⋅mate

  [suhm-eyt]
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–verb (used with object), -mat⋅ed, -mat⋅ing.
to add together; total; sum up.
Origin:
1895–1900; back formation from summation
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sum·mate   (sə-māt')   
v.   sum·ma·ted, sum·ma·ting, sum·mates

v.   tr.
To sum up: summate a legal argument.
v.   intr.
To form or constitute a cumulative effect.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Main Entry: sum·mate
Pronunciation: 's&m-"At
Function: verb
Inflected Forms: sum·mat·ed; sum·mat·ing
transitive senses
: to add together or sum up summated with the subliminal impulses arriving over the sensory neuron —L. L. Langley etal> summate intransitive senses
: to form a sum or cumulative effect
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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