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accumulate
verb as in gather or amass something
Strongest matches
accrue, acquire, add to, assemble, collect, compile, concentrate, expand, gain, grow, hoard, increase, pile up, rack up, swell
Strong matches
agglomerate, aggregate, amalgamate, cache, collocate, cumulate, gather, heap, incorporate, lump, mass, pile, procure, profit, stockpile, store, unite
Weak matches
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
Example Sentences
AGEs accumulate in the bloodstream in individuals with diabetes and obesity, and also naturally increase with age.
Uric acid levels fell sharply, and liver cells no longer accumulated fat when exposed to fructose.
According to the victims' lawyers, BHP was aware that toxic sludge was accumulating at at the facility in Minas Gerais state north of Rio de Janeiro at rates that far exceeded the annual limit.
In addition, for those who hold their investments until death, the tax code erases the gains accumulated during the deceased’s lifetime — so-called step up in basis.
Participants were sorted into four categories according to whether they accumulated most of their steps in walks of 5 minutes or less; 5 to 10 minutes; 10 to 15 minutes; or longer than 15 minutes.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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