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accumulate

[ uh-kyoo-myuh-leyt ]

verb (used with object)

accumulated, accumulating.
  1. to gather or collect, often in gradual degrees; heap up:

    to accumulate wealth.



verb (used without object)

accumulated, accumulating.
  1. to gather into a heap, mass, cover, etc.; form a steadily increasing quantity:

    Snow accumulated in the driveway. His debts kept on accumulating.

accumulate

/ əˈːʊˌɪ /

verb

  1. to gather or become gathered together in an increasing quantity; amass; collect
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈܱܳپ, adjective
  • ˈܱܳپly, adverb
  • ˈܱܳپness, noun
  • ˈܱܳ, adjective
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Other Word Forms

  • ·m·· adjective
  • ԴDza·m·iԲ adjective
  • v··m·ٱ verb overaccumulated overaccumulating
  • a·m·ٱ verb (used with object) preaccumulated preaccumulating
  • a·m·ٱ verb reaccumulated reaccumulating
  • p··m·ٱ verb (used without object) superaccumulated superaccumulating
  • un·m·· adjective
  • ܲa·m·e adjective
  • ɱ-·m·e adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of accumulate1

First recorded in 1520–30; from Latin ܱܳٳܲ “heaped up,” past participle of ܱܳ “to heap up,” from ac- ac- + cumul(us) “heap” ( cumulus ( def ) ) + -, infinitive verb suffix
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Word History and Origins

Origin of accumulate1

C16: from Latin ܱܳٳܲ, past participle of ܱܳ to heap up, from cumulus a heap
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Example Sentences

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At that time the research was already accumulating, but the idea went counter to the prevailing view in neuroscience.

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Himalayan rivers like the Indus carry high silt levels, which quickly accumulate in dams and barrages.

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Even so, there are still fertilizers and amendments on the market that include “micro-nutrients” such as zinc, manganese and copper that over time can accumulate in the soil, Wallace said.

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It was only after the session that he realized how much work stress had been accumulating in his body over the past several months.

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By the beginning of April, because of the industrial action, 22,000 tonnes of uncollected waste had accumulated on the city's streets.

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