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ac·cu·mu·late
(ə-kyo͞om′yə-lāt′)v. ac·cu·mu·lat·ed, ac·cu·mu·lat·ing, ac·cu·mu·lates
v.tr.
1. To gather or cause to increase; amass: We accumulated enough wood for a fire. Nearly all bank accounts accumulate interest.
2. To be the site for (a gradually increasing mass), especially as a result of disuse or neglect: Those old books are accumulating dust.
v.intr.
To mount or pile up; increase: Snow is accumulating on the roads. See Synonyms at gather.
[Latin accumulāre, accumulāt- : ad-, ad- + cumulāre, to pile up (from cumulus, heap; see keuə- in Indo-European roots).]
ac·cu′mu·la·ble (-lə-bəl) adj.
accumulate
(əˈkjuːmjʊˌleɪt)vb
to gather or become gathered together in an increasing quantity; amass; collect
[C16: from Latin accumulātus, past participle of accumulāre to heap up, from cumulus a heap]
acˈcumulable adj
acˈcumulative adj
acˈcumulatively adv
acˈcumulativeness n
ac•cu•mu•late
(əˈkyu myəˌleɪt)v. -lat•ed, -lat•ing. v.t.
1. to gather or collect, often in gradual degrees; heap up; amass: to accumulate wealth.
v.i. 2. to gather into a heap or mass.
[1520–30; < Latin accumulātus, past participle of accumulāre=ac- ac- + cumulāre to heap, pile]
ac•cu′mu•la•ble, adj.
ac•cu′mu•la`tive, adj.
ac•cu′mu•la`tive•ly, adv.
accumulate
- One of its Latin elements is cumulus, "a heap."See also related terms for heap.
accumulate
Past participle: accumulated
Gerund: accumulating
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Verb | 1. | ![]() run up - pile up (debts or scores) corral - collect or gather; "corralling votes for an election" scrape up, scrape, scratch, come up - gather (money or other resources) together over time; "She had scraped together enough money for college"; "they scratched a meager living" bale - make into a bale; "bale hay" catch - take in and retain; "We have a big barrel to catch the rainwater" fund - accumulate a fund for the discharge of a recurrent liability; "fund a medical care plan" fund - place or store up in a fund for accumulation salt away, stack away, stash away, store, hive away, lay in, put in - keep or lay aside for future use; "store grain for the winter"; "The bear stores fat for the period of hibernation when he doesn't eat" |
2. | ![]() increase - become bigger or greater in amount; "The amount of work increased" backlog - accumulate and create a backlog accrete - grow or become attached by accretion; "The story accreted emotion" drift - be piled up in banks or heaps by the force of wind or a current; "snow drifting several feet high"; "sand drifting like snow" |
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verbTranslations
يُكَدِّس، يُكَوِّم
hromadit
hobe sig opsamle
felhalmozódik
safnast saman
akumuliatoriuskauptikauptissankaupa
uzkrāt
hromadiť
nakopičiti
accumulate
[əˈkjuːmjʊleɪt]A. VT → acumular
B. VI → acumularse
C. CPD accumulated depreciation N → depreciación f acumulada
accumulate
[əˈkjuːmjʊleɪt] vi
[debts] → s'accumuler, s'amasser
[substance, toxins] → s'accumuler
These toxins accumulate in the lungs → Ces toxines s'accumulent dans les poumons.
These toxins accumulate in the lungs → Ces toxines s'accumulent dans les poumons.
accumulate
vt → ansammeln, anhäufen, akkumulieren (form); evidence → sammeln; (Fin) interest → akkumulieren or zusammenkommen lassen
vi → sich ansammeln or akkumulieren (form); (possessions, wealth also) → sich anhäufen; (evidence) → sich häufen
accumulate
(əˈkjuːmjuleit) verb (usually of things) to gather or be gathered together in a large quantity. Rubbish accumulates very quickly in our house.
acˈcumulation nounacˈcumulator noun
a type of electric battery.
accumulate
v. acumular, añadir, aumentar.