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Acervate

A-çër'vâte, v. t.

verbtransitive

To heap up. [Obs.]

A-çĕr'vate, a.

adjective

a. [Lat. acervatus, p. p. of acervare, to heap up, from acervus, heap.] Heaped, or growing in heaps, or in closely compacted clusters.