accumulatev. t.[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.()()()v. i. To grow or increase in quantity or number; to increase greatly.()Ill fares the land, to hastening ills a prey,
Where wealth accumulates, and men decay. (Goldsmith.)a.[L. accumulatus, p. p. of accumulare.] Collected; accumulated.(Bacon.)