Definition of accumulate

Overview of verb accumulate

The verb accumulate has 2 senses? (first 2 from tagged texts)

1. (4) roll up, collect, accumulate, pile up, amass, compile, hoard

(get or gather together; "I am accumulating evidence for the man's unfaithfulness to his wife"; "She is amassing a lot of data for her thesis"; "She rolled up a small fortune")

2. (4) accumulate, cumulate, conglomerate, pile up, gather, amass

(collect or gather; "Journals are accumulating in my office"; "The work keeps piling up")