Definitions for Accumulate
əˈkyu myəˌleɪtac·cu·mu·late

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. roll up, collect, accumulate, pile up, amass, compile, hoardverb

   get or gather together

   "I am accumulating evidence for the man's unfaithfulness to his wife"; "She is amassing a lot of data for her thesis"; "She rolled up a small fortune"

2. accumulate, cumulate, conglomerate, pile up, gather, amassverb

   collect or gather

   "Journals are accumulating in my office"; "The work keeps piling up"

WiktionaryRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. accumulateverb

   To heap up in a mass; to pile up; to collect or bring together; to amass.

   He wishes to accumulate a sum of money.

2. accumulateverb

   To grow or increase in quantity or number; to increase greatly.

3. accumulateadjective

   Collected; accumulated.

4. Etymology: * First attested in the 1520's.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. To ACCUMULATEverb

   To heap one thing upon another; to pile up, to heap together. It is used either literally, as, to accumulate money, or, figuratively, as, to accumulate merit or wickedness.

   Etymology: from accumulo, Lat.

   If thou dost slander her, and torture me,
   Never pray more; abandon all remorse;
   On horrors head horrors accumulate;
   For nothing can’st thou to damnation add. William Shakespeare, Othello.

   Crusht by imaginary treason’s weight,
   Which too much merit did accumulate. John Denham.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. accumulate

   Accumulate generally means to gather or collect something gradually over time. It can refer to the increasing growth of various things such as material possessions, wealth, knowledge, or even less tangible concepts like experiences or emotions. It comes from the Latin word "accumulare" which means "to heap up."

2. accumulate

   Accumulate refers to the action of gathering together or increasing in quantity over a period of time. It could refer to tangible items like wealth, possessions, or even intangible elements like knowledge or experiences. Generally, it implies a gradual and continuous process.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Accumulateverb

   to heap up in a mass; to pile up; to collect or bring together; to amass; as, to accumulate a sum of money

2. Accumulateverb

   to grow or increase in quantity or number; to increase greatly

3. Accumulateadjective

   collected; accumulated

4. Etymology: [L. accumulatus, p. p. of accumulare.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. Accumulate

   ak-kūm′ūl-āt, v.t. to heap or pile up: to amass: to take degrees by accumulation, to take a higher degree at the same time with a lower, or at a shorter interval than usual.—v.i. to increase greatly: to go on increasing.—n. Accumulā′tion, a heaping up: a heap, mass, or pile.—adj. Accum′ulative, heaping up.—n. Accum′ulator, a thing or person that accumulates, esp. an apparatus for storing electricity. [L.—ad, to, cumulus, a heap.]

British National Corpus

1. Verbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Accumulate' in Verbs Frequency: #1021

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Accumulate in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Accumulate in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of Accumulate in a Sentence

1. Tony Evers:

   The legislature overplayed its hand by using an unlawful process to accumulate more power for itself and override the will of the people.

2. Lars Lokke Rasmussen:

   The Swedish ID checks can increase the risk of a large number of illegal immigrants to accumulate in and around Copenhagen.

3. Liu Yongfu:

   We will talk it over with the localities and accumulate some experience, after that we will increase step-by-step.

4. Cal Brown:

   Even without a company match, 401( k) contributions are one of the best remaining tax deductions, it is sacred money because there are no longer pensions for most people. If you just have that and Social Security, don't touch Social Security and let Social Security accumulate.

5. Chief Financial Officer Fran Shammo:

   If you can accumulate customers who are very appealing to advertisers who are more apt to buy a specific product from a specific advertiser, that is more meaningful to an advertiser and they are willing to pay more dollars for that, we have a viable 100 million (pairs of) eyeballs on a wireless network that one else can get to but us.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Accumulate
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Accumulate
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Accumulate
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Accumulate
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=Accumulate