Definitions

accumulate

[uh-kyoo-myuh-leyt] / əˈkyu myəˌleɪt /

VERB

gather or amass something

Synonyms

STRONGEST

accrue acquire add to assemble collect compile concentrate expand gain grow hoard increase pile up rack up swell

STRONG

agglomerate aggregate amalgamate cache collocate cumulate gather heap incorporate lump mass pile procure profit stockpile store unite

WEAK

bring together clean up draw together heap together load up make a bundle make a killing roll up round up scare up stack up store up

Antonyms

STRONGEST

contract decrease diminish disperse divide forfeit lessen lose scatter separate shrink spend waste

WEAK

dissipate dwindle squander

Example Sentences

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Since then, she said her debt across her three credit cards has accumulated to $6,000.

From BBC

As these macrophages accumulate in place of functional DCs, the overall impact of DC vaccines is further reduced.

From Science Daily

Elara Securities upgrades the insurer’s rating to buy from accumulate, citing reasonable valuations and unchanged franchise value and business economics.

From The Wall Street Journal

"Those off-gases are toxic and flammable. If they accumulate, you can have an explosion risk."

From BBC

Scientists still lack precise measurements of how much plastic exists, where it originates, how it changes in the environment, and where it ultimately accumulates.

From Science Daily

accumulate

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