Search results
- DictionaryAc·cu·mu·late/əˈkyo͞om(y)əˌlāt/
verb
- 1. gather together or acquire an increasing number or quantity of: "investigators have yet to accumulate enough evidence"
Accumulate definition: to gather or collect, often in gradual degrees; heap up. See examples of ACCUMULATE used in a sentence.
[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.
Definitions of accumulate. verb. get or gather together. synonyms: amass, collect, compile, hoard, pile up, roll up. see more. verb. collect or gather. “Journals are accumulating in my office”. synonyms: amass, conglomerate, cumulate, gather, pile up.
1. To gather or cause to increase; amass: We accumulated enough wood for a fire. Nearly all bank accounts accumulate interest. 2. To be the site for (a gradually increasing mass), especially as a result of disuse or neglect: Those old books are accumulating dust. v.intr. To mount or pile up; increase: Snow is accumulating on the roads.
2 days ago · accumulate in American English. (əˈkjuːmjəˌleit) (verb -lated, -lating) transitive verb. 1. to gather or collect, often in gradual degrees; heap up. to accumulate wealth. intransitive verb. 2. to gather into a heap, mass, cover, etc.; form a steadily increasing quantity.
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.
to increase in amount over a period of time, or to make something increase over a period of time: The chemicals accumulate in your body. to accumulate wealth / debts. accumulation. noun [ U ] uk / əˌkjuːmjəˈleɪʃ ə n / us. (Definition of accumulate from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of accumulate.
