Sekirov Dictionary

accumulate

UK /əˈkjuːmjʊˌleɪt/US /əˈkju.mjəˌleɪt/

verb 3
adjective 1
forms 5

verb3

•
To heap up in a mass; to pile up; to collect or bring together (either literally or figuratively), often gradually and without active intent.
- He wishes to accumulate a sum of money.
•
To gradually grow or increase in quantity or number.
- With her company going bankrupt, her divorce, and a gambling habit, debts started to accumulate so she had to sell her house.
(old-fashioned) To take a higher degree at the same time with a lower degree, or at a shorter interval than usual.

adjective1

(literary, rare) Collected; accumulated.

forms

accumulated · accumulating · accumulates · accumulateth · accumulatest

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