HyperDic: accumulate

English > 2 senses of the word accumulate:
VERBpossessionaccumulate, roll up, collect, pile up, amass, compile, hoardget or gather together
changeaccumulate, cumulate, conglomerate, pile up, gather, amasscollect or gather
accumulate > pronunciation
Soundsahkyuw'myahley.t
Rhymesabate ... welterweight: 559 rhymes with eyt...
English > accumulate: 2 senses > verb 1, possession
MeaningGet or gather together.
PatternSomebody ----s something
ModelThey accumulate the money in the closet
Synonymsroll up, collect, pile up, amass, compile, hoard
Narrowerbalemake into a bale
catchtake in and retain
collect, pull inGet or bring together
corralCollect or gather
fundplace or store up in a fund for accumulation
fundaccumulate a fund for the discharge of a recurrent liability
lump, chunkPut together indiscriminately
run uppile up (debts or scores)
scrape, scrape up, scratch, come upGather (money or other resources) together over time
Broaderstore, hive away, lay in, put in, salt away, stack away, stash awayKeep or lay aside for future use
Spanishacumular, amasar, amontonar, apilar, coleccionar, compilar, juntar, recoger, recopilar, reunir
Catalanacumular, ajuntar, amuntegar, apilar, aplegar, arreplegar, col·leccionar, compilar, recollir, recopilar, reunir
Adjectivesaccumulativemarked by acquiring or amassing
accumulativeincreasing by successive addition
Nounsaccumulationthe act of accumulating
accumulationseveral things grouped together or considered as a whole
English > accumulate: 2 senses > verb 2, change
MeaningCollect or gather.
PatternSomething ----s; Something is ----ing PP
ModelThe crowds accumulate in the streets
Synonymscumulate, conglomerate, pile up, gather, amass
NarroweraccreteGrow or become attached by accretion
backlogaccumulate and create a backlog
driftBe piled up in banks or heaps by the force of wind or a current
BroaderincreaseBecome bigger or greater in amount
Spanishacumularse, acumular, amontonarse, amontonar, conglomerar, congregar
Catalanacumular-se, acumular, ajuntar, amuntegar-se, congregar, juntar-se, recol·lectar, reunir-se
Adjectivesaccumulativemarked by acquiring or amassing
accumulativeincreasing by successive addition
Nounsaccumulationthe act of accumulating

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