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accumulate
verb
Synonyms and Antonyms of ACCUMULATE
1
to become greater in extent, volume, amount, or number <the number of complaints about that mail order firm is really accumulating>
Synonyms accelerate, accumulate, appreciate, balloon, boom, build up, burgeon (also bourgeon), climb, enlarge, escalate, expand, gain, mount, multiply, mushroom, proliferate, rise, roll up, snowball, spread, swell, wax
2
to bring together in one body or place <finally accumulated enough donated books to hold a book sale>
Synonyms accumulate, amass, assemble, bulk (up), collect, concentrate, congregate, constellate, corral, garner, group, lump, pick up, round up
Related Words ball, batch, bunch, cluster, huddle; heap, pile, stack; band, brigade, muster, raise, rally; flock, herd, hive, pack, press, swarm, throng; combine, connect, join, link, merge, pool, unite; archive, arrange, collate, compile, organize, systematize; scrape (up or together); re-collect, regather, regroup
3
to gradually form into a layer, pile, or mass <clouds accumulating on the western horizon>
Synonyms accrete, accumulate, amass, build up, concentrate, conglomerate, gather, mass, pile (up), stack (up)
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