Ac‐cu″mu‐late (�), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Accumulated (�); p. pr. & vb. n.Accumulating.] [L. accumulatus, p. p. of accumulare; ad + cumulare to heap. See Cumulate.] To heap up in a mass; to pile up; to collect or bring together; to amass; as, to accumulate a sum of money.
Syn. — To collect; pile up; store; amass; gather; aggregate; heap together; hoard.