Accumulate | Mean of accumulate in English Dictionary
/əˈkjuːmjəˌleɪt/
- Verb
- to gather or acquire (something) gradually as time passes
- She has slowly accumulated [=amassed] a fortune.
- You can accumulate [=earn] bonus points by participating in surveys.
- The police have been accumulating [=collecting] evidence of his guilt.
- to increase gradually in amount as time passes
- A large amount of debris has accumulated [=collected] at the construction site.
- Evidence of his guilt is accumulating.