Meaning of accumulate in English

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Verb
accumulate
Etymology
late 15th century: from Latin accumulat-‘heaped up’, from the verb accumulare, from ad-‘to’ + cumulus‘a heap’
Definitions
1. get or gather together
Examples
- « I am accumulating evidence for the man's unfaithfulness to his wife »
- « She is amassing a lot of data for her thesis »
- « She rolled up a small fortune »
Derived terms
2. collect or gather
Examples
- « Journals are accumulating in my office »
- « The work keeps piling up »
Derived terms

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