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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The station allows China to accumulate crucial experience in spacewalks, docking, maintenance and effects on the body.

From Barron's • Mar. 26, 2026

Even if they accumulate more wealth, which on average they do, according to the study, they experience less financial security.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 24, 2026

South Carolina coach Dawn Staley noted to reporters last week that it’s one of the first times many women’s basketball players will be able to accumulate generational wealth.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 23, 2026

Because of this, tissues where cells divide quickly are more likely to accumulate Y chromosome loss.

From Science Daily • Mar. 20, 2026

The song “Rattlin’ Bog” has a refrain with verses that accumulate.

From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin

accumulate

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