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▪ I. acervate, v. rare—0.|ˈæsəveɪt| [f. L. acervāt- ppl. stem of acervāre to heap up, f. acerv-us a heap.] ‘To heap up.’ J. (no quot.)
1612Cockeram, Aceruate, To mough up. 1847Craig, Acervate, To heap together. ▪ II. acervate, ppl. a.|əˈsɜːvət| [ad. L. acervāt-us, pa. pple. of acervā-re to heap.] Heaped, growing in heaps, or in closely compacted clusters.
1848Dana Zoophytes 293 The spines, in adult specimens, often acervate. 1867J. Hogg Microsc. ii. ii. 400 Bundles of acervate spiculæ of the flesh. |