cumulate
/'kju:mjulit/
Definition
- Verb:
- To gather or collect over time; to accumulate: The primary meaning of "cumulate" is to gradually increase in quantity or mass by successive additions, often resulting in a growing heap or collection.
Usage
- Transitive verb: Used with a direct object to indicate what is being gathered.
- The system is designed to cumulate data from various sensors.
- Intransitive verb: Used without a direct object to describe the process of gathering.
- Dust tends to cumulate in unused corners of the house.
Examples
Advanced Usage
- In a figurative or abstract sense: Often used for non-physical things like knowledge, evidence, or experience.
- The researcher aimed to cumulate evidence before publishing the theory.
- His years of travel served to cumulate a deep understanding of different cultures.
Variants and Related Words
- Cumulative (adj): Increasing or growing by successive additions.
- The cumulative effect of daily exercise is improved health.
- Accumulation (n): The process or result of cumulating.
- The accumulation of wealth was his primary goal.
Synonyms
- Accumulate: To gather or build up.
- Amass: To collect a large amount of something.
- Gather: To bring together.
Antonyms
- Disperse: To spread over a wide area.
- Dissipate: To scatter or vanish.
- Diminish: To become smaller or less.
Verb
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collect or gather
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Journals are accumulating in my office
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The work keeps piling up
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