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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One possibility is the Milky Way's central bar, whose gravity may cause gas to accumulate at certain radii.

From Science Daily • Apr. 29, 2026

Danielle, who is at the playgroup with the youngest of her four children, said problems could accumulate quickly.

From BBC • Apr. 26, 2026

“And I want it to last 500 years, I want those little drill marks to accumulate, I want change. I want this to be something that generations will care for.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026

Throughout the downturn in bitcoin’s fortunes, though, Saylor has continued to accumulate more coins.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 16, 2026

But man can and does select the variations given to him by Nature, and thus accumulate them in any desired manner.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan

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