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Pronunciation : Ac*cu"mu*late
Part of Speech : v. t. [imp. & p. p. Accumulated; p. pr. & vb. n. Accumulating.]
Etymology : [L. accumulatus, p. p. of accumulare; ad + cumulare to heap. See Cumulate.]
Definition : Defn: To heap up in a mass; to pile up; to collect or bring together; to amass; as, to accumulate a sum of money.

Syn. -- To collect; pile up; store; amass; gather; aggregate; heap together; hoard.


Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Ac*cu"mu*late
Part of Speech : v. i.
Definition : Defn: To grow or increase in quantity or number; to increase greatly. Ill fares the land, to hastening ills a prey, Where wealth accumulates, and men decay. Goldsmith.


Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Ac*cu"mu*late
Part of Speech : a.
Etymology : [L. accumulatus, p. p. of accumulare.]
Definition : Defn: Collected; accumulated. Bacon.


Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913