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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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ACCUMULATE definition: 1. to collect a large number of things over a long period of time: 2. to gradually increase in…. Learn more.
Accumulate definition: to gather or collect, often in gradual degrees; heap up. See examples of ACCUMULATE used in a sentence.
How to use accumulate in a sentence. to gather or pile up especially little by little : amass; to increase gradually in quantity or number… See the full definition
to collect or increase something gradually, esp. over a period of time: [ T ] We’ve accumulated a lot of junk over the years. [ T ] He accumulated a fortune in the music business. accumulation. noun [ C/U ] us / əˌkjum·jəˈleɪ·ʃən / [ U ] the accumulation of wealth.
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."
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 ]
Definition of accumulate verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and 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.
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.
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.
