Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- intransitive verb To sum up.
- intransitive verb To form or constitute a cumulative effect.
from The Century Dictionary.
- To add; find the sum of a series; combine in a total: said of quantities.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb form or constitute a cumulative effect
- verb determine the sum of
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Examples
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But it does so sweetly and elegantly summate what and why Austen wrote.
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But it does so sweetly and elegantly summate what and why Austen wrote.
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ME: So, Nina, with all that you've said, how would you summate this dilemma, while also speaking to a new modality for building and sustaining a successful museum?
Max Eternity: Nina Simon and the Participatory Museum Model 2010
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To summate why many pundits see the promising growth of Linux slowing:
Will Windows 7 Put A Dent In Linux Growth? | Lifehacker Australia 2009
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To summate why many pundits see the promising growth of Linux slowing:
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When the second laser beam is turned on and it reaches the first laser beam, if the two beams are completely in sync, the streams of photons will summate when they cross.
The G.O.D. Experiments Gary E. Schwartz 2006
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And we have led them here to you who have "saved the poor fragment of our people who fled from our once beautiful planet" He bowed his head, his shoulders slumping with his con - summate despair.
The City Who Fought McCaffrey, Anne 1993
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The hearing-talking globes utilize both these principles, and with con-summate simplicity.
The Moon Pool 1919
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It has of course been a mighty agent in evolution, for those who can summate all their energies in attack have survived.
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Life is a battle and for every real conquest man has had to summate and focus all his energies, so that anger is the acme of the manifestation of Schopenhauer's will to live, achieve and excel.
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