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- Latin · learned borrowing fromacervātus
- English todayacervate
From Latin acervātus, perfect passive participle of acervō (“heap or pile up”), from acervus (“heap”).
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acervate
Today it means: Heaped, or growing in heaps, or closely compacted clusters. Full definition →
Latin acervātus