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accumulate

/əˈkju.mjəˌleɪt/verb4 syllables

Accumulate means: get or gather together.

Synonyms for accumulate22

verb, as in get or gather together

roll up, collect, pile up, amass, compile, hoard

verb, as in increase in amount by collecting or gathering

cumulate, conglomerate, pile up, gather, amass

also used for accumulate

heap, store, agglomerate, build up, aggregate, amound, accrue, add up, garner, get up, heap up, mount up, stack up

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What does accumulate mean?2

verb

1

get or gather together“I am accumulating evidence for the man's unfaithfulness to his wife”

2

increase in amount by collecting or gathering“Journals are accumulating in my office”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Accumulate in a sentence

  • In this world, we accumulate works, some are good, others are bad.saverius
  • We accumulate our opinions at an age when our understanding is at its weakest.Scott
  • Why does dust accumulate so quickly everywhere in the house?felidad
  • Don't let food residue accumulate in the oven; it can cause odors and smoke.Amastan
  • Be careful not to let food residue accumulate on the stove's burners.Amastan
  • Be mindful of not letting food residue accumulate on the stovetop.Amastan
  • Be mindful of not letting food scraps accumulate on the floor.Amastan
  • Don't let food scraps accumulate in your backpack.Amastan

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of accumulate

as a verb

past tense
accumulated
present participle
accumulating
third-person singular
accumulates
past participle
accumulated