"accumulate" meaning in English

See accumulate in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /əˈkjuːmjʊˌleɪt/ [UK], /ə.ˈkjum.jə.ˌleɪt/ [US] Audio: en-us-accumulate.ogg [US] Forms: accumulate [canonical], accumulates [third-person, singular], accumulated [past], accumulated [past, participle], accumulating [present, participle]
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  1. If you accumulate something, you bring it together.
    Sense id: simple-accumulate-en-verb-CVayq0rD
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