Totalizes

Part of speech: verb

Definitions

1. To unify various individual components into a single complete entity is a process of bringing together separate elements into a cohesive whole
2. The act of merging distinct parts into one comprehensive form illustrates the integration of different aspects into an overall total
3. To calculate the entire amount by adding all parts together ; to bring separate elements into one complete unit

Etymology: "Totalizes" is the third-person singular form of "totalize," so its history is that of the verb itself. "Total" came into English from Middle French and Late Latin, where "totalis" meant "whole" or "entire," built on the Latin "totus." The suffix "-ize" has a longer route: it traces back to Ancient Greek verbs ending in "-izein," which turned nouns and adjectives into verbs meaning "to make into" or "to treat in a certain way." The Greek form passed into Late Latin as "-izare," then into Middle French as "-iser," and reached Middle English as "-isen." Over the centuries the ending became "-ize" in English, and "totalize" was formed simply by attaching it to "total."

Synonyms: sums, aggregates, completes, finalizes, culminates