accumulate

ac-cu-mu-late · verb

imported

Definitions

verb

  1. 1.

    To gather or acquire gradually over time.

  2. 2.

    To increase in quantity or amount.

Related words

Antonyms: disperse, scatter
See also: amass, collect, gather
Synonyms: amass, collect, gather

Etymology

From Latin accumulare ("to heap up"), from ad- ("to") + cumulare ("to heap"), from cumulus ("heap").