to gather or become gathered together in an increasing quantity; amass; collect
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
ac•cu•mu•late /əˈkyumyəˌleɪt/USA pronunciation
v., -lat•ed, -lat•ing.
ac•cu•mu•la•tive /əˈkyumyəˌleɪtɪv, -lətɪv/USA pronunciation adj.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025- to gather or collect, esp. by degrees; heap up: [~ + object]had accumulated a large collection of papers and books.[no object]Dust accumulated on the desktop.
ac•cu•mu•la•tive /əˈkyumyəˌleɪtɪv, -lətɪv/USA pronunciation adj.
ac•cu•mu•late
(ə kyo̅o̅′myə lāt′),USA pronunciation v., -lat•ed, -lat•ing.
v.t.
v.i.
ac•cu′mu•la•ble, adj.
v.t.
- to gather or collect, often in gradual degrees;
heap up:to accumulate wealth.
v.i.
- to gather into a heap, mass, cover, etc.;
form a steadily increasing quantity:Snow accumulated in the driveway. His debts kept on accumulating.
- Latin accumulātus heaped up (past participle of accumulāre), equivalent. to ac- ac- + cumul(us) heap + -ātus -ate1
- 1520–30
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'accumulated' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
ADO
- Van de Graaff generator
- accrued dividend
- accrued interest
- accrued liability
- accumulate
- accumulation
- bilge
- bonus
- capital
- chess clock
- collection
- collective unconscious
- colluvium
- crusted
- depot
- experience
- gouge
- grime
- guano
- gutter
- hairball
- hoard
- illuvium
- jackpot
- knowledge
- learning
- lignite
- limber hole
- névé
- peat bog
- petrodollars
- reservoir
- retained earnings
- scupper
- shin
- sinking fund
- sleeper
- spoil
- stock
- stockpile
- surplus
- tell
- terminal leave
- trap
- treasure
- unapt
- unlearn
- vitellogenesis
- weep hole