Accumulate meaning

What does “accumulate” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“accumulate” is a verb with 2 meanings. Its most common meaning is: get or gather together.

accumulate

get or gather together
“I am accumulating evidence for the man's unfaithfulness to his wife”
“She is amassing a lot of data for her thesis”
Synonymsroll up collect pile up amass compile hoard
collect or gather
“Journals are accumulating in my office”
“The work keeps piling up”
Synonymscumulate conglomerate pile up gather amass

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University