acervate

a·cer·vate

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [uh-sur-vit, -veyt, as-er-veyt]
- /əˈsɜr vɪt, -veɪt, ˈæs ərˌveɪt/
- /əsˈɜːveɪt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [uh-sur-vit, -veyt, as-er-veyt]
- /əˈsɜr vɪt, -veɪt, ˈæs ərˌveɪt/

Definitions of acervate word

adjective acervate growing in heaps or clusters 3
adjective acervate growing in tight clusters or heaps 3
adjective acervate pertaining to growth, especially of fungi, that forms a dense, heaped-up mass. 1
verb acervate (Obsolete (No longer in use)) To heap up. 0
adjective acervate (chiefly botany, rare) Heaped, or growing in heaps, or closely compacted clusters. 0

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Origin of acervate

First appearance:

before 1840

One of the 33% newest English words

1840-50; < Latin acervātus heaped up (past participle of acervāre), equivalent to acerv(us) heap + -ātus -ate1

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Parts of speech for Acervate

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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acervate popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 46% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 58% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

acervate usage trend in Literature

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