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accumulate Definition

ac·cu·mu·late (ə kyo̵̅o̅m′yo̵̅o̅ lāt′, -yə-)

transitive verb, intransitive verb -·lat′ed, -·lat′·ing

to pile up, collect, or gather together, esp. over a period of time

Etymology: < L accumulatus, pp. of accumulare < ad-, to + cumulare, to heap: see cumulus

accumulate Related Forms
ac·cu′·mu·lable (-lə bəl) adjective
accumulate Synonyms

accumulate

v.

  1. To amass

    gather, collect, amass, mass, hoard, get together, pile up, heap, store, assemble, cache, muster, aggregate, cumulate, concentrate, compile, agglomerate, accrue, pile, scrape together, scrape up, stack up, stockpile, store up, garner, heap up, heap together, procure, acquire, gain, load up, attach, draw together, bring together, rake up, lump together, amalgamate, unite, incorporate, add to, save, bank, profit, make money, build up, gain control of, drag in*, haul in*, rake in*, roll in*, squirrel away*.

    Antonyms scatter*, squander, distribute.

  2. To increase

    swell, build up, expand, mount up; see grow 1.

accumulate Usage Examples

Object

  • wealth: She too dreams of accumulating wealth, down the Bingo hall.
  • depreciation: Net Book Value The original cost of an Asset less its accumulated Depreciation to date.
  • toxin: The soil around the GM crop may accumulate toxins, if these are released to the soil.
  • wisdom: The accumulated wisdom of parents, gained over many years, is completely overlooked.
  • deficit: Spain has an accumulated deficit of 10 % of their total health budget.
  • inclination: It depends on someone's accumulated inclinations how deeply he will consider what he hears.

Preposition: over

  • decade: Much of the evidence - accumulated over decades - tells people things they simply do not want to hear.

Preposition: on

  • premise: No packaging, waste, rubbish left to accumulate anywhere on the premises.

Modifying Another Word

  • gradually: Clean up your disk Your hard disk will gradually accumulate clutter, in the form of various files which are no longer necessary.
  • slowly: Meconium, the baby's first bowel movement, is slowly accumulating within the bowel.
  • rapidly: Then time spent with an HSE inspector plus external consultants ' fees to assist with the investigation can rapidly accumulate into substantial hidden costs.
  • naturally: The retina is more enriched with DHA than any other tissue in the human body as it naturally accumulates here.
  • anywhere: No waste material should be allowed to accumulate anywhere in the premises, at the perimeter fence or on the roofs.
  • quickly: This results in a chain reaction of events whereby PrP Sc accumulates increasingly quickly.

Preposition: in

  • tissue: These mesocercaria accumulate in various tissues of paratenic hosts.
  • liver: Thus a large amount of glucose accumulates in the liver, especially during mental stress, when muscle energy demand is limited.
  • lung: In this condition, the weakened pumping action of the heart muscle results in fluid accumulating in the lungs, which leads to breathlessness.
  • brain: To make matters worse, p25 is longer-lived than p35, so it accumulates in the brain and continues to keep Cdk5 active.
  • chain: It accumulates in the food chain, which results in high concentrations in marine mammals.
  • organ: This causes pancreatic juice to accumulate in the organ which can damage the pancreas or even result in the pancreas digesting itself.