accumulateverb/ɐkuˈmulaɾ/higha·cu·mu·larPortuguesEnglishEspanolFrancaisDefinitionTo gather or pile up things, usually in increasing quantity, over time.He started to accumulate stamps as a child.Snow accumulated quickly on the road.synamassgatherhoardantdispersediscarddepleteCommon collocationsaccumulate wealthaccumulate experienceaccumulate debtaccumulate rubbishEtymologyDo latim accumulare, de ad- + cumulus (monte).Related wordsacumulaçãoacumuladoracumuladoacumulável