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accumulate

[uh-kyoo-myuh-leyt] / əˈkyu myəˌleɪt /
VERB
gather or amass something
Synonyms
STRONGEST
accrue acquire add to assemble collect compile concentrate expand gain grow hoard increase pile up rack up swell
STRONG
agglomerate aggregate amalgamate cache collocate cumulate gather heap incorporate lump mass pile procure profit stockpile store unite
WEAK
bring together clean up draw together heap together load up make a bundle make a killing roll up round up scare up stack up store up
Antonyms
STRONGEST
contract decrease diminish disperse divide forfeit lessen lose scatter separate shrink spend waste
WEAK
dissipate dwindle squander

Example Sentences

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A previous attempt to run for President in 2020 saw the rapper accumulate just 60,000 votes out of an estimated total of 160 million.

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026

The station allows China to accumulate crucial experience in spacewalks, docking, maintenance and effects on the body.

From Barron's • Mar. 26, 2026

Even if they accumulate more wealth, which on average they do, according to the study, they experience less financial security.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 24, 2026

South Carolina coach Dawn Staley noted to reporters last week that it’s one of the first times many women’s basketball players will be able to accumulate generational wealth.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 23, 2026

They are made from the wads of feltlike fuzz that accumulate on drier filters and can be peeled off in sheets.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.