accumulate meaning

UK /əˈkjuːmjʊleɪt/ US /əˈkjumjəleɪt/ 4 syllables

accumulate (verb): get or gather together.

accumulate has 2 meanings in this dictionary.

accumulate as a verb

  1. get or gather together
    • I am accumulating evidence for the man's unfaithfulness to his wife
    • She is amassing a lot of data for her thesis
    • She rolled up a small fortune

    Synonyms: roll up, collect, pile up, amass, compile, hoard

    Type of: store

    Kinds: run up, corral, collect, scrape, lump, bale, catch, fund

    Related forms: accumulative, accumulation

  2. collect or gather
    • Journals are accumulating in my office
    • The work keeps piling up

    Synonyms: cumulate, conglomerate, pile up, gather, amass

    Type of: increase

    Kinds: backlog, accrete, drift

    Related forms: accumulative, accumulation

How to pronounce accumulate

accumulate is pronounced /əˈkjuːmjʊleɪt/ in British English and /əˈkjumjəleɪt/ in American English. It has 4 syllables, with the stress on the second syllable.

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