v., -lat·ed, -lat·ing, -lates. v.tr.
To gather or pile up; amass. See synonyms at gather.
v.intr.
To mount up; increase.
[Latin accumulāre, accumulāt- : ad-, ad- + cumulāre, to pile up (from cumulus, heap).]
accumulable ac·cu'mu·la·ble (-lə-bəl) adj.
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