The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Accumulate \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.
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   Syn: To collect; pile up; store; amass; gather; aggregate;
        heap together; hoard.
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