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accumulate
/əˈkju.mjəˌleɪt/
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What does accumulate mean?
verb
- To heap up in a mass; to pile up; to collect or bring together (either literally or figuratively), often gradually and without active intent.
- To gradually grow or increase in quantity or number.
More meanings (2)
verb
- (dated) To take a higher degree at the same time with a lower degree, or at a shorter interval than usual.
adjective
- (rare) Collected; accumulated.
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IPA pronunciation
/əˈkju.mjəˌleɪt/
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In short, the rent will not be paid, the interest will accumulate, the farm will be seized, and the possessor ejected.
These alone can one claim undisputed right to, nor may he accumulate more of these than are required for his actual needs.
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The people accumulate rapidly, as we progress, and, by the time we arrive at the konak gate there is a regular crush.
A cough is an effort of Nature to bring up the phlegm, which would otherwise accumulate, and in the end cause death.
But there is a kind of passivity, willingness to let experiences accumulate and sink in and ripen, which is an essential of development.