| Main Entry: |
accumulate |
| Part of Speech: |
verb |
| Definition: |
gather or amass something |
Synonyms: |
accrue,
acquire, add to, agglomerate,
aggregate,
amalgamate,
assemble, bring together,
cache, clean up,
collect, collocate,
compile,
concentrate, cumulate, draw together,
expand,
gain,
gather,
grow,
heap, heap together,
hoard,
incorporate,
increase, load up,
lump*, make a bundle, make a killing,
mass, pile up,
pile*,
procure,
profit, rack up, roll up, round up, scare up, stack up, stockpile,
store, store up,
swell,
unite
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Antonyms: |
disperse, dissipate, dwindle, lessen, lose, spend, squander, waste
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* = informal/non-formal usage
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