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ac•cu•mu•late

Pronunciation: (u-kyOO'myu-lāt"), [key]
—v., -lat•ed, -lat•ing.

—v.t.
to gather or collect, often in gradual degrees; heap up: to accumulate wealth.

—v.i.
to gather into a heap, mass, cover, etc.; form a steadily increasing quantity: Snow accumulated in the driveway. His debts kept on accumulating.

accumbent

accumulation

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accumulate (Thesaurus)

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