51³Ō¹Ļ

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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

/ É™Ėˆ°ģĀį³Üː³¾ĀįŹŠĖŒ±ō±šÉŖ³Ł /

verb

  1. to gather or become gathered together in an increasing quantity; amass; collect

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Other 51³Ō¹Ļ Forms

  • accumulable adjective
  • nonaccumulating adjective
  • overaccumulate verb
  • preaccumulate verb (used with object)
  • reaccumulate verb
  • superaccumulate verb (used without object)
  • unaccumulable adjective
  • unaccumulated adjective
  • well-accumulated adjective
  • ²¹³¦Ėˆ³¦³Ü³¾³Ü±ō²¹³Ł¾±±¹±š adjective
  • ²¹³¦Ėˆ³¦³Ü³¾³Ü±ō²¹³Ł¾±±¹±šly adverb
  • ²¹³¦Ėˆ³¦³Ü³¾³Ü±ō²¹³Ł¾±±¹±šness noun
  • ²¹³¦Ėˆ³¦³Ü³¾³Ü±ō²¹²ś±ō±š adjective
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51³Ō¹Ļ History and Origins

Origin of accumulate1

First recorded in 1520–30; from Latin ²¹³¦³¦³Ü³¾³Ü±ōÄå³Ł³Ü²õ ā€œheaped up,ā€ past participle of ²¹³¦³¦³Ü³¾³Ü±ōÄå°ł±š ā€œto heap up,ā€ from ac- ac- + cumul(us) ā€œheapā€ ( cumulus ( def. ) ) + -Äå°ł±š, infinitive verb suffix
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51³Ō¹Ļ History and Origins

Origin of accumulate1

C16: from Latin ²¹³¦³¦³Ü³¾³Ü±ōÄå³Ł³Ü²õ, past participle of ²¹³¦³¦³Ü³¾³Ü±ōÄå°ł±š to heap up, from cumulus a heap
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Example Sentences

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Against Finland he accumulated 131 touches of the ball - the most of any player on the pitch - completing a 94% pass accuracy.

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TFA is what's known as a "forever chemical" which means that it breaks down extremely slowly in nature, and so accumulates over time.

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OrbƔn's Hungarian regime has often been characterized as modern authoritarianism or a "hybrid regime of electoral autocracy," one in which power is accumulated by the ruling party over time through creative quasi-legal means.

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The experiences she accumulated at Feels events became her master’s thesis.

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The toxins accumulate in filter-feeding fish, and then poison larger mammals who gobble up the fish in mass quantities.

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