colmater

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French

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Etymology

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From colmate (land for filling), from Italian colmata (filled), from Latin cumulāre, form of cumulō (to heap, fill); compare cumulus (a heap).

Cognate to Italian colmare; Spanish and Portuguese colmar.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /kɔl.ma.te/
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Verb

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colmater

  1. (transitive) to fill in (a low land)
  2. (transitive) to plug (a hole)
  3. (reflexive) to fill up

Conjugation

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Further reading

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