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accumulate definition

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

transitive verb, intransitive verb accumulated -·lat′ed, accumulating -·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

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