Accumulate \Ac*cu"mu*late\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Accumulated};
p. pr. & vb. n. {Accumulating}.] [L. accumulatus, p. p. of
accumulare; ad + cumulare to heap. See {Cumulate}.]
To heap up in a mass; to pile up; to collect or bring
together; to amass; as, to accumulate a sum of money.
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Syn: To collect; pile up; store; amass; gather; aggregate;
heap together; hoard.
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