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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 51Թ 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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51Թ 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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51Թ 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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The bloom currently wreaking havoc off the coast produces a neurotoxin called domoic acid, which accumulates in small fish like sardines and anchovies.

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The Department of Water and Power accumulated the most overtime pay: $426 million.

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Agent Orange barrels were stored at the base, which leaked large amounts of the toxin into soil and water, where it continues to accumulate in animal tissue as it moves up the food chain.

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“Those things really, really accumulate, especially when you’re turning the ball over.”

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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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