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decumulate en · VERB

Pronunciation

  • /dɪˈkjuːmjəleɪt/ (UK)

Etymology

From de- + (ac)cumulate, created as an antonym to accumulate, using the prefix de-. Compare decelerate.

Meanings

  1. To decrease in number.
    • [S]ooner or later, the employed agents will lose their job and start decumulating their wealth again. 2024, Burkhard Heer, Alfred Maußner, Dynamic General Equilibrium Modeling: Computational Methods and Applications, third edition, Springer, →ISBN, page 440:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
decumulating Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
decumulates Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
decumulated Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
decumulated Tense=Past lexicographic

Antonyms

accumulate