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accumulate

[əˈkjuːmjəleɪt]

verb

LanguageEnglish (United Kingdom)

Meaning
  1. to gradually gather or increase in number or quantity
Examples

Dust tends to accumulate quickly in rooms that are not used.

Dust builds up very fast in areas where nobody goes.

Pronunciationəˈkjuːmjəleɪt

Part of speechverb

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