accumulate

verb

(intransitive) To gradually grow or increase in quantity or number.

(transitive) To heap up in a mass; to pile up; to collect or bring together (either literally or figuratively), often gradually and without active intent.

(education, dated) To take a higher degree at the same time with a lower degree, or at a shorter interval than usual.

adjective

(poetic, rare) Collected; accumulated.

Roots

cumuluscumul- · Latin · heap, pile

Synonyms for accumulate

amassv cumulatev collectv gatherv hoardn accruev compilev stockpilen aggregateadj assemblev

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