accumulate
IPA: ʌkjˈumjʌɫeɪt
verb
- (transitive) To heap up in a mass; to pile up; to collect or bring together (either literally or figuratively)
- (intransitive) To gradually grow or increase in quantity or number.
- (education, dated) To take a higher degree at the same time with a lower degree, or at a shorter interval than usual.
adjective
- (poetic, rare) Collected; accumulated.
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Examples of "accumulate" in Sentences
- These accumulate at the edge of the press.
- The debris accumulated into the Earth and the Moon.
- Accumulated sediment settles to the bottom of the device.
- A tonsillolith is material that accumulates on the tonsil.
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