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- pronunciation:
kyu
my
leIt
- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, intransitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb), Word Parts
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transitive verb |
| inflections: |
accumulates, accumulating, accumulated |
| definition: |
to amass; collect.
Now a millionaire, the tycoon began to accumulate many priceless paintings from Europe.- synonyms:
- amass, collect, cumulate, garner, gather, pile up
- antonyms:
- disperse, disseminate, dissipate
- similar words:
- acquire, agglomerate, aggregate, bank, compile, hoard, reserve, save, stockpile, store up
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| related words: |
backlog, cache, gather, glean, hoard, keep, lump, make, pile, score, scrape, treasure |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition: |
to become greater; increase.
Dust accumulated under all the furniture.Water accumulated in the leaky basement.Snow quickly accumulated on the roof.Evidence of the harmful effects of the pesticide accumulated to the point where its use was banned by the government.
- synonyms:
- accrue, collect
- antonyms:
- decrease, diminish, dissipate
- similar words:
- agglomerate, augment, deposit, enlarge, expand, gather, grow, heap up, increase, multiply, stock up, stockpile, swell, wax
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| related words: |
cluster |
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| derivation: |
accumulable (adj.) |
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