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English
Etymology
From Latin accumulātus, perfect passive participle of accumulō (“amass, pile up”), formed from ad- (“to, towards, at”) + cumulō (“heap”), from cumulus (“heap”).
Pronunciation
- IPA: /əˈkjuːmjʊˌleɪt/
Verb
to accumulate (third-person singular simple present accumulates, present participle accumulating, simple past and past participle accumulated)
- (transitive) To heap up in a mass; to pile up; to collect or bring together; to amass.
- He wishes to accumulate a sum of money.
- (intransitive) To grow or increase in quantity or number; to increase greatly.
- Ill fares the land, to hastening ills a prey, Where wealth accumulates, and men decay. - Oliver Goldsmith
Synonyms
Adjective
accumulate (not comparable)
- (rare) Collected; accumulated.
Related terms
External links
- accumulate in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- accumulate in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
Italian
Verb
accumulate
- Second-person plural present tense of accumulare
- Second-person plural imperative of accumulare#Italian
- Feminine plural of accumulato
Latin
Etymology
From accumulō (“amass, pile up”)
Adverb
accumulātē (comparative accumulātius, superlative accumulātissimē)
Synonyms
Related terms
References
- Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, 1st edition. (Oxford University Press)
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