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tumulate.

To swell.

8 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈtʃuːmjʊleɪt//ˈtjuːmjʊleɪt//ˈtumjəleɪt/General-American
  1. To swell.

    archaic · transitive
  2. To cover (a corpse, etc.) with a mound or tomb; to bury.

    transitive
Where this word comes from

From Latin tumulātus (whence -ate), from tumulāre (“cover with a mound, bury, entomb”).

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