accumulate

 
Pronunciation: /əˈkjuːmjʊleɪt/

verb

[with object]
  • gather together or acquire an increasing number or quantity of: investigators have yet to accumulate enough evidence
  • gradually gather or acquire (a resulting whole): her goal was to accumulate a huge fortune
  • [no object] gather; build up: the toxin accumulated in their bodies

Origin:

late 15th century: from Latin accumulat- 'heaped up', from the verb accumulare, from ad- 'to' + cumulus 'a heap'

Spelling help

Spell accumulate and the related word accumulation with a double c and one m.

two cups and a mug had accumulated in the bowl.