Verb > Accumulate
1 : (+ object) : to gather or acquire (something) gradually as time passes
She has slowly accumulated (=amassed) a fortune.
You can accumulate (=earn) bonus points by participating in surveys.
The police have been accumulating (=collecting) evidence of his guilt.
2 : (no object) : to increase gradually in amount as time passes
A large amount of debris has accumulated (=collected) at the construction site.
Evidence of his guilt is accumulating.
¡X accumulation noun, plural accumulations
the accumulation of evidence against him
(count)
The company’s goal was a slow, steady accumulation of profits.
The disease is caused by accumulations of fat in the kidneys.