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accumulate
verb accumulated, accumulating
    1. To collect or gather something in an increasing quantity.
      Thesaurus: accrue, amass, gather, collect, stockpile, hoard, stash, assemble; Antonym: disseminate, diffuse.
    intr
    2. To grow greater in number or quantity.
      Thesaurus: accrue, amass, grow, gather, collect, assemble, multiply, increase; Antonym: disseminate, diffuse.
Etymology: 16c: from Latin accumulare, from cumulus heap.



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