/ Dictionary / Index A acervate: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: a•cer•vate Pronunciation: (u-sûr'vit, -vāt, as'ur-vāt"), [key] — adj. Bot., Mycol. pertaining to growth, esp. of fungi, that forms a dense, heaped-up mass. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: acervate (Thesaurus) acerous acervulus Related Content Daily Word Quiz: careening Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language