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verb
- 1. gather together or acquire an increasing number or quantity of: "investigators have yet to accumulate enough evidence"
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The meaning of ACCUMULATE is to gather or pile up especially little by little : amass. How to use accumulate in a sentence.
ACCUMULATE definition: 1. to collect a large number of things over a long period of time: 2. to gradually increase in…. Learn more.
ACCUMULATE meaning: 1. to collect a large number of things over a long period of time: 2. to gradually increase in…. Learn more.
To accumulate means to gather, usually in large quantities. Let's hope your boyfriend is not the type to accumulate girlfriends. The root of accumulate is cumulus which means "mound" or "heap."
To gather or cause to increase; amass: We accumulated enough wood for a fire. Nearly all bank accounts accumulate interest.
When you accumulate things or when they accumulate, they collect or are gathered over a period of time. Households accumulate wealth across a broad spectrum of assets. [ VERB noun ]
Synonyms for ACCUMULATE: increase, rise, accelerate, swell, expand, multiply, climb, proliferate; Antonyms of ACCUMULATE: decrease, diminish, lessen, recede, contract, dwindle, wane, disperse
[transitive] accumulate something to gradually get more and more of something over a period of time synonym amass. I seem to have accumulated a lot of books. By investing wisely she accumulated a fortune. We have accumulated a great amount of evidence.
accumulate (somewhat formal) to gradually get more and more of something over a period of time; to gradually increase in number or quantity over a period of time : I seem to have accumulated a lot of books. Debts began to accumulate.
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