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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 weather service said it was still uncertain how much would actually accumulate over the wet weekend.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2026

Blankfein added that the long period without a financial crisis cleansing process meant ”you accumulate tinder on the floor of the forest and eventually a spark will come.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 26, 2026

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

From Barron's • Mar. 26, 2026

Foragers discounted the future because they lived from hand to mouth and could only preserve food or accumulate possessions with difficulty.

From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari

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