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accumulate en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • /əˈkju.mjəˌleɪt/ (Canada, General-American)
  • (US) audio
  • /əˈkjuːmjʊˌleɪt/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Proto-Indo-European *ḱewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *ḱuh₁mósder.? Latin cumulus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin cumulō Latin accumulō Latin accumulātusbor. Middle English accumylaten English accumulate First attested c. 1487; from Middle English accumylaten, borrowed from Latin accumulātus, perfect passive participle of accumulō (“to amass, pile up”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and -ate (adjective-forming suffix)), formed from ad (“to, towards, at”) + cumulō (“to heap”), from cumulus (“a heap”) + -ō (first conjugation verb-forming suffix). Cognate with French accumuler.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable, poetic, rare) Collected; accumulated.

Relateds

cumulus · accumulation · accumulator

accumulate en · VERB

Pronunciation

  • /əˈkju.mjəˌleɪt/ (Canada, General-American)
  • (US) audio
  • /əˈkjuːmjʊˌleɪt/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Proto-Indo-European *ḱewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *ḱuh₁mósder.? Latin cumulus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin cumulō Latin accumulō Latin accumulātusbor. Middle English accumylaten English accumulate First attested c. 1487; from Middle English accumylaten, borrowed from Latin accumulātus, perfect passive participle of accumulō (“to amass, pile up”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and -ate (adjective-forming suffix)), formed from ad (“to, towards, at”) + cumulō (“to heap”), from cumulus (“a heap”) + -ō (first conjugation verb-forming suffix). Cognate with French accumuler.

Meanings

  1. (transitive) To heap up in a mass; to pile up; to collect or bring together (either literally or figuratively), often gradually and without active intent.
    • He wishes to accumulate a sum of money.
    • In these stellar pairings, if the two stars are close together, the white dwarf will siphon mass away from its companion and have an outburst called a nova. And when the white dwarf accumulates too much mass, it will collapse and explode in a supernova. 2024 August 21, Ashley Strickland, “An unusual object is moving so fast it could escape the Milky Way. Scientists aren’t certain what it is”, in CNN, archived from the original on 24 Sep 2024:
  2. (intransitive) To gradually grow or increase in quantity or number.
    • With her company going bankrupt, her divorce, and a gambling habit, debts started to accumulate so she had to sell her house.
    • Ill fares the land, to hastening ills a prey, / Where wealth accumulates, and men decay. 1770, Oliver Goldsmith, The Deserted Village, lines 17–18:
  3. (dated) To take a higher degree at the same time with a lower degree, or at a shorter interval than usual.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
accumulates Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
accumulated Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
accumulated Tense=Past lexicographic
accumulating Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic

Antonyms

lose · decline · decumulate

Deriveds

accumulable · reaccumulated · hyperaccumulating · reaccumulate · unaccumulated · hyperaccumulate · bioaccumulate · misaccumulated · unaccumulate · decumulate · nonaccumulating · overaccumulate · preaccumulated · accumulative

Hypernyms

increase · assemble · receive

Hyponyms

pile up · squirrel away · feather one's nest · lay by · run up · corrade · put aside · line one's pockets · put by · hyperaccumulate · foredeal · hutch · overaccumulate · tuck away · lay up · sock away · store · snudge · glean · collect · packrat · reaccumulate · save · clock up · stockpile · save up · culch

Relateds

amass

Synonyms

heap up · stack up · build up · agglomerate · gather · stack up · amound · accrue · mount up · aggregate · amass · add up · rack up · stack · pile up · get up · amound · amass · hoard · heap up · heap · mound · upheap · garner · cumulate · heap · accumulate · store · collect · accumulate · pile · gather

Translations (112)

sv ackumulera (to pile up) · he נֶאֱגַר (to grow in number) · be накапі́ць (to pile up) · bg натру́пвам (to pile up) · pl akumulować (to pile up) · ja 積む (to pile up) · fr accumuler (to pile up) · sh nàkupiti (to pile up) · es acumular (to pile up) · ca acumular (to grow in number) · sh наку́пљати (to grow in number) · ru собира́ться (to grow in number) · ru накопи́ться (to grow in number) · be назапа́сіць (to pile up) · got 𐌷𐌿𐌷𐌾𐌰𐌽 (to pile up) · sh нагомилати (to grow in number) · sh на̀купити (to pile up) · it accumularsi (to grow in number) · he צָבַר (to pile up) · ga tiomsaigh (to pile up) · be нако́пліваць (to pile up) · la cumulō (to pile up) · uk накопи́чити (to pile up) · yue 儲埋 /储埋 (to pile up) · es acumularse (to grow in number) · ko 모으다 (to pile up) · sh uvèćati (to grow in number) · he אָגַר (to pile up) · ja 溜まる (to grow in number) · am አከማቸ (to pile up) · sh nakupljati (to grow in number) · he הִצְטַבֵּר (to grow in number) · ru увели́читься (to grow in number) · qu qutuy (to pile up) · pl akumulować się (to grow in number) · sh nàrāsti (to grow in number) · da akkumulere (to pile up) · ru собира́ть (to pile up) · ko 쌓이다 (to grow in number) · sh nagomìlati (to pile up) · uk нагрома́дити (to pile up) · fi kerääntyä (to grow in number) · sh нарасти́ (to grow in number) · la accumulō (to pile up) · fi kerätä (to pile up) · fi kasata (to pile up) · sh акумули́рати (to grow in number) · ko 쌓다 (to pile up) · ru увели́чиваться (to grow in number) · ru копи́ть (to pile up) · uk накопи́чувати (to pile up) · kix khámshá (to grow in number) · pl zakumulować się (to grow in number) · nl vermeerderen (to pile up) · nl (zich) vermeerderen (to grow in number) · sh увѐћати (to grow in number) · th เก็บ (to pile up) · be назапа́шваць (to pile up) · de sich vermehren (to grow in number) · ka შეგროვება (to pile up) · fa اندوختن (to pile up) · mt akkumula (to grow in number) · eo amasigi (to pile up) · cmn 積累 /积累 (to grow in number) · nl accumuleren (to pile up) · la accumulō (to grow in number) · ia accumular se (to grow in number) · de aufstauen (to pile up) · bg натру́пам (to pile up) · uk нагрома́джувати (to pile up) · nl zich opstapelen (to grow in number) · pt acumular (to pile up) · fi kasaantua (to grow in number) · ka მოგროვება (to pile up) · ru собра́ться (to grow in number) · nl accumuleren (to grow in number) · gur kuge (to pile up) · fi kerääntyä (to pile up) · bg увелича́вам се (to grow in number) · ht akimile (to grow in number) · hu felhalmoz (to pile up) · uk акумулюва́ти (to pile up) · nl opstapelen (to pile up) · id akumulasi (to grow in number) · qu qulluy (to pile up) · bg съби́рам се (to grow in number) · ru копи́ться (to grow in number) · ru собра́ть (to pile up) · ru нака́пливать (to pile up) · hu felgyülemlik (to pile up) · fi akkumuloitua (to grow in number) · cmn 積累 /积累 (to pile up) · ca acumular (to pile up) · be запа́сіць (to pile up) · ru аккумули́ровать (to pile up) · sh на̀купити (to grow in number) · pl zakumulować (to pile up) · sh нагомѝлати (to pile up) · ja 蓄積する (to grow in number) · be накапля́ць (to pile up) · pt acumular (to grow in number) · ru накопи́ть (to pile up) · kix khámshá (to pile up) · fr accumuler (to grow in number) · fa انباردن (to pile up) · ko 축적하다 (to pile up) · ka დაგროვება (to pile up) · eo amasiĝi (to grow in number) · sh nàkupiti (to grow in number) · sh nagomilati (to grow in number) · ru нака́пливаться (to grow in number) · sh akumulirati (to grow in number)