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- 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"
The meaning of ACCUMULATE is to gather or pile up especially little by little : amass. How to use accumulate in a sentence.
Accumulate definition: to gather or collect, often in gradual degrees; heap up. See examples of ACCUMULATE used in a sentence.
ACCUMULATE meaning: 1. to collect a large number of things over a long period of time: 2. to gradually increase in…. Learn more.
ACCUMULATE definition: 1. to collect a large number of things over a long period of time: 2. to gradually increase in…. Learn more.
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.
To accumulate means to gather, usually in large quantities. Let's hope your boyfriend is not the type to accumulate girlfriends.
[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.
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 ]
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.
Accumulate Definition. To gather or cause to increase; amass. We accumulated enough wood for a fire. Nearly all bank accounts accumulate interest. To pile up, collect, or gather together, esp. over a period of time. To be the site for (a gradually increasing mass), especially as a result of disuse or neglect.
