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ac·cu·mu·late    (-kymy-lt) KEY  

VERB:
ac·cu·mu·lat·ed , ac·cu·mu·lat·ing , ac·cu·mu·lates
VERB:
tr.

To gather or pile up; amass. See Synonyms at gather.

VERB:
intr.

To mount up; increase.

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ETYMOLOGY:
Latin accumulre , accumult- : ad-, ad- + cumulre, to pile up (from cumulus, heap; see keu- in Indo-European roots)

OTHER FORMS:
ac·cumu·la·ble   (-l-bl) KEY  (Adjective)

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