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accumulate

ac·cu·mu·late [ ə-ˈkyü-m(y)ə-ˌlāt]

accumulate

verb

[ə-ˈkyü-m(y)ə-ˌlāt]

accumulated; accumulating

Definition of accumulate

transitive verb

: to gather or pile up especially little by little : amass
//accumulate a fortune

intransitive verb

: to increase gradually in quantity or number
//snow accumulating to a depth of several feet

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Recent Examples on the Web

//Berreth wanted to be a cargo plane pilot and worked multiple jobs to accumulate the experience and money needed to achieve her dream, her mother, Cheryl Berreth testified.
— Elise Schmelzer, The Denver Post, "Kelsey Berreth murder case: Cheryl Berreth, victim’s mother, takes the stand, defense says case has “serious foundational issues”," 1 Nov. 2019
//Cranes are continuing to accumulate across North America, according to RLB’s latest report – increasing in each of the past four years.
— Mike Rogoway, oregonlive, "Oregon Insight: Portland construction cranes are an economic barometer," 1 Nov. 2019
//Managers may prove less willing to allow unsold inventory to accumulate as orders slow, said Buckley Brinkman, executive director for the Wisconsin Center for Manufacturing and Productivity.
— David J. Lynch, Washington Post, "In manufacturing Midwest, signs of trouble amid good times," 29 Oct. 2019
//His burdens started to accumulate almost 35 years ago.
— Los Angeles Times, "He was seeking custom-made boots. The journey led to a life deeply touched by love and death and leather," 22 Oct. 2019
//Billionaires will be able to accumulate more and more wealth without any barrier.
— Aimee Picchi, CBS News, "The U.S. tax system is "a new engine of inequality"," 16 Oct. 2019
//An additional 4 to 8 inches of snow is expected to accumulate Wednesday evening in the area, primarily through Broad Pass around Mile 201 of the Parks Highway.
— Anchorage Daily News, "Drivers can expect snowy evening road conditions north of Talkeetna, NWS says," 9 Oct. 2019
//This double taxation obviously creates a real disincentive to accumulate capital.
— Veronique De Rugy, National Review, "Elizabeth Warren’s Wealth-Tax Trap," 26 Sep. 2019
//Given the racial wealth gap, black families are also less likely to have accumulated wealth to fall back on in hard times.
— Bryce Covert, Longreads, "Downsizing the American Black Middle Class," 24 Sep. 2019

First Known Use of accumulate

15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense

History and Etymology for accumulate

borrowed from Latin accumulātus, past participle of accumulāre "to heap up, add to, increase," from ad- ad- + cumulāre "to gather into a heap" — more at cumulate

Note: In part a Latinization of Middle French accumuler.

Dictionary Entries near accumulate

accumulated temperature

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1 to become greater in extent, volume, amount, or number

the number of complaints about that mail order firm is really accumulating

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2 to bring together in one body or place

finally accumulated enough donated books to hold a book sale

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Words Related to accumulate

scrape (up or together)

Phrases Synonymous with accumulate

get together

Near Antonyms for accumulate

dismiss,
send

Antonyms for accumulate

3 to gradually form into a layer, pile, or mass

clouds accumulating on the western horizon

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More Definitions foraccumulate

accumulate

verb

English Language Learners Definition of accumulate

: to gather or acquire (something) gradually as time passes

: to increase gradually in amount as time passes

accumulate

verb

ac·cu·mu·late | \ ə-ˈkyü-myə-ˌlāt \

accumulated; accumulating

Kids Definition of accumulate

1 : collect sense 3, gather
//In a very short time they had accumulated all sorts of fascinating facts about tombs and temples …— Zilpha Keatley Snyder, The Egypt Game

2 : to increase in quantity or number
//My money is accumulating.

accumulate

verb

ac·cu·mu·late

accumulated; accumulating

Legal Definition of accumulate

transitive verb

: to gather especially little by little specifically : to add (income from a fund) back into the principal

intransitive verb

: to increase gradually in amount or number