v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Accumulated p. pr. & vb. n. Accumulating. ] [ L. accumulatus, p. p. of accumulare; ad + cumulare to heap. See Cumulate. ] To heap up in a mass; to pile up; to collect or bring together; to amass; as, to accumulate a sum of money. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- To collect; pile up; store; amass; gather; aggregate; heap together; hoard. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. To grow or increase in quantity or number; to increase greatly. [ 1913 Webster ]

Ill fares the land, to hastening ills a prey,
Where wealth accumulates, and men decay. Goldsmith. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. accumulatus, p. p. of accumulare. ] Collected; accumulated. Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. 1. 1 brought together into a group or crowd the accumulated letters in my office
Syn. -- assembled, collected, congregate, massed [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ L. accumulatio; cf. F. accumulation. ] 1. The act of accumulating, the state of being accumulated, or that which is accumulated; as, an accumulation of earth, of sand, of evils, of wealth, of honors. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Law) The concurrence of several titles to the same proof. [ 1913 Webster ]

Accumulation of energy or
power, the storing of energy by means of weights lifted or masses put in motion; electricity stored. --
An accumulation of degrees (Eng. Univ.), the taking of several together, or at smaller intervals than usual or than is allowed by the rules. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Characterized by accumulation; serving to collect or amass; cumulative; additional. -- Ac*cu"mu*la*tive*ly, adv. -- Ac*cu"mu*la*tive*ness, n. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. ] 1. One who, or that which, accumulates, collects, or amasses. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Mech.) An apparatus by means of which energy or power can be stored, such as the cylinder or tank for storing water for hydraulic elevators, the secondary or storage battery used for accumulating the energy of electrical charges, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. A system of elastic springs for relieving the strain upon a rope, as in deep-sea dredging. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. altus high + L. & E. cumulus. ] (Meteor.) A fleecy cloud formation consisting of large whitish or grayish globular cloudlets with shaded portions, often grouped in flocks or rows. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. [ L. amuletum: cf. F. amulette. ] An ornament, gem, or scroll, or a package containing a relic, etc., worn as a charm or preservative against evils or mischief, such as diseases and witchcraft, and generally inscribed with mystic forms or characters. [ Also used figuratively. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Of or pertaining to an amulet; operating as a charm. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ L. assimulatus, p. p. of assimulare, equiv. to assimilare. See Assimilate, v. t. ] 1. To feign; to counterfeit; to simulate; to resemble. [ Obs. ] Blount. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To assimilate. [ Obs. ] Sir M. Hale. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. assimulatio, equiv. to assimilatio. ] Assimilation. [ Obs. ] Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. capris goat + mulgere to milk. ] a widely distributed natural family of nocturnally active birds including the whip-poor-will (Caprimulgus vociferus), the chuck-will's-widow (Caprimulgus carolinensis), and the common nighthawk (Chordeiles minor); -- called popularly the goatsuckers or nightjars. The nighthawks are sometimes active during the day.
Syn. -- goatsuckers, nightjars, family Caprimulgidae. [ PJC ]

The family . . . is alternately known as the nightjars (derived from the "churring" sounds of several species -- "jarring" the night air), or goatsuckers, a nonsense name that should be discontinued as it has its origin in the preposterous myth that the birds sucked the milk of nanny goats until they were dry. Terence Michael Short (Wild Birds of the Americas)

n. an order of birds including the goatsuckers (Caprimulgidae), frogmouths, and the oilbird (guacharo) (family Steatornithidae).
Syn. -- order Caprimulgiformes. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. the type genus of the Caprimulgidae, including the whip-poor-will (Caprimulgus vociferus) and the chuck-will's-widow (Caprimulgus carolinensis).
Syn. -- genus Caprimulgus. [ WordNet 1.5 +PJC ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_; color + &unr_; matter. ] (Bot.) A general name for coloring matter of plants other than chlorophyll, especially that of petals. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cirrus + cumulus. ] (Meteor.) See under Cloud. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Counteracting the effects of stimulants; relating to a course of medical treatment based on a theory of contrastimulants. -- n. (Med.) An agent which counteracts the effect of a stimulant. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Cumulated p. pr. & vb. n. Cumulating ] [ L. cumulatus, p. p. of cumulare to heap up, fr. cumulus a heap. See Cumber. ] To gather or throw into a heap; to heap together; to accumulate. [ 1913 Webster ]

Shoals of shells, bedded and cumulated heap upon heap. Woodward. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. F. cumulation. ] The act of heaping together; a heap. See Accumulation. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who accumulates; one who collects. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Cf. F. cumulatif. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. Composed of parts in a heap; forming a mass; aggregated. “As for knowledge which man receiveth by teaching, it is cumulative, not original.” Bacon [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Augmenting, gaining, or giving force, by successive additions; as, a cumulative argument, i. e., one whose force increases as the statement proceeds. [ 1913 Webster ]

The argument . . . is in very truth not logical and single, but moral and cumulative. Trench. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Law) (a) Tending to prove the same point to which other evidence has been offered; -- said of evidence. (b) Given by same testator to the same legatee; -- said of a legacy. Bouvier. Wharton. [ 1913 Webster ]

Cumulative action (Med.), that action of certain drugs, by virtue of which they produce, when administered in small doses repeated at considerable intervals, the same effect as if given in a single large dose. --
Cumulative poison, a poison the action of which is cumulative. --
Cumulative vote or
Cumulative system of voting (Politics), that system which allows to each voter as many votes as there are persons to be voted for, and permits him to accumulate these votes upon one person, or to distribute them among the candidates as he pleases. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ From Cumulus. ] Full of heaps. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Meteor.) A form of cloud. See Cloud. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n.; pl. Cumuli [ L., a heap. See Cumber. ] (Meteor.) One of the four principal forms of clouds. SeeCloud. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. L. cymula a tender sprout, dim. of cyna. See Cyme. ] (Bot.) A small cyme, or one of very few flowers. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ L. demulcere; de- + mulcere to stroke, soothe. ] To soothe; to mollify; to pacify; to soften. [ R. ] Sir T. Elyot. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. demulcens, p. pr. of demulcere. ] Softening; mollifying; soothing; assuasive; as, oil is demulcent. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Med.) A substance, usually of a mucilaginous or oily nature, supposed to be capable of soothing an inflamed nervous membrane, or protecting it from irritation. Gum Arabic, glycerin, olive oil, etc., are demulcents. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The act of soothing; that which soothes. Feltham. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. dissimulatus, p. p. of dissimulare. See Dissemble. ] Feigning; simulating; pretending. [ Obs. ] Henryson. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. To dissemble; to feign; to pretend. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. concealing under a false appearance with the intent to deceive.
Syn. -- dissembling, dissimulative. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ L. dissimulatio: cf. F. dissimulation. ] The act of dissembling; a hiding under a false appearance; concealment by feigning; false pretension; hypocrisy. [ 1913 Webster ]

Let love be without dissimulation. Rom. xii. 9. [ 1913 Webster ]

Dissimulation . . . when a man lets fall signs and arguments that he is not that he is. Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]

Simulation is a pretense of what is not, and dissimulation a concealment of what is. Tatler. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. ] One who dissimulates; a dissembler. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. & i. [ F. dissimuler. See Dissimulate. ] To dissemble. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A dissembler. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OF. dissimuleur. ] A dissembler. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. aemulari to emulate + -able. ] Capable of being emulated. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Some imitable and emulable good. Abp. Leighton. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. aemulatus, p. p. of aemulari, fr. aemulus emulous; prob. akin to E. imitate. ] Striving to excel; ambitious; emulous. [ Obs. ] “A most emulate pride.” Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Emulated p. pr. & vb. n. Emulating ] To strive to equal or to excel in qualities or actions; to imitate, with a view to equal or to outdo, to vie with; to rival; as, to emulate the good and the great. [ 1913 Webster ]

Thine eye would emulate the diamond. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. aemulatio: cf. F. émulation. ] 1. The endeavor to equal or to excel another in qualities or actions; an assiduous striving to equal or excel another; rivalry. [ 1913 Webster ]

A noble emulation heats your breast. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Jealous rivalry; envy; envious contention. [ 1913 Webster ]

Such factious emulations shall arise. Shak.

3. imitation (of an admired model) for the purpose of improving one's own qualities. [ PJC ]

[ Chivalry was ] an ideal which, if never met with in real life, was acknowledged by all as the highest model for emulation. Thomas Bulfinch (Mythology) [ PJC ]

4. (Computers) the imitation of the actions of a computer system or component, especially a processor, by means of a computer program, with the goal of predicting the behavior and performance characteristics of that system without actually manufacturing it. [ PJC ]

1996 marked the year that emulation became a mainstream design verification tool. Computer Design (editorial, 1998)

Syn. -- Competition; rivalry; contest; contention; strife. -- Emulation, Competition, Rivalry. Competition is the struggle of two or more persons for the same object. Emulation is an ardent desire for superiority, arising from competition, but now implying, of necessity, any improper feeling. Rivalry is a personal contest, and, almost of course, has a selfish object and gives rise to envy. “Competition and emulation have honor for their basis; rivalry is but a desire for selfish gratification. Competition and emulation animate to effort; rivalry usually produces hatred. Competition and emulation seek to merit success; rivalry is contented with obtaining it.” Crabb. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Inclined to emulation; aspiring to competition; rivaling; as, an emulative person or effort. “Emulative zeal.” Hoole. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In an emulative manner; with emulation. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. aemulator. ] One who emulates, or strives to equal or surpass. [ 1913 Webster ]

As Virgil rivaled Homer, Milton was the emulator of both. Bp. Warburton. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Pertaining to emulation; connected with rivalry. [ R. ] “Emulatory officiousness.” Bp. Hall. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A female emulator. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ F. émuler. See Emulate. ] To emulate. [ Obs. ] “Emuled of many.” Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ L. emulgere, emulsum; e out + mulgere to milk; akin to E. milk. See Milk. ] To milk out; to drain. [ Obs. ] Bailey. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. emulgens, p. pr. of emulgere to milk out: cf. F. émulgent. So called because regarded by the ancients as straining out the serum, as if by milking, and so producing the urine. ] (Anat.) Pertaining to the kidneys; renal; as, emulgent arteries and veins. -- n. An emulgent vessel, as a renal artery or vein. [ 1913 Webster ]