Tra từ accumulate - Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

ac·cu·mu·late AW [accumulate accumulates accumulated accumulating] BrE [əˈkjuːmjəleɪt] NAmE [əˈkjuːmjəleɪt] verb
1. transitive ~ sth to gradually get more and more of sth over a period of time
Syn: ↑amass
•I seem to have accumulated a lot of books.
•By investing wisely she accumulated a fortune.
•We have accumulated a great amount of evidence.
2. intransitive to gradually increase in number or quantity over a period of time
Syn: ↑build up
•Debts began to accumulate.
•Dust and dirt soon accumulate if a house is not cleaned regularly.
Derived Word: ↑accumulation
Verb forms:

Word Origin:
late 15th cent.: from Latin accumulat- ‘heaped up’, from the verb accumulare, from ad- ‘to’ + cumulus ‘a heap’.

Synonyms:
collect
gather • accumulate • amass
These words all mean to get more of sth over a period of time, or to increase in quantity over a period of time.
collect • to bring things or information together from different people or places; to gradually increase in amount in a place: ▪ We've been collecting data from various sources. ◇ ▪ Dirt had collected in the corners of the room.
People sometimes collect things of a particular type as a hobby: ▪ to collect stamps.
gather • to bring things together that have been spread around; to collect information from different sources: ▪ I waited while he ▪ gathered up ▪ his papers. ◇ ▪ Detectives have spent months gathering evidence.
collect or gather?
Both collect and gather can be used in the same way to talk about bringing together data, information or evidence. When talking about things, gather is used with words like things, belongings or papers when the things are spread around within a short distance. Collect is used for getting examples of sth from different people or places that are physically separated.
accumulate • (rather formal) to gradually get more and more of sth over a period of time; to gradually increase in number or quantity over a period of time: ▪ I seem to have accumulated a lot of books. ◇ ▪ Debts began to accumulate.
amass • (rather formal) to collect sth in large quantities, especially money, debts or information: ▪ He amassed a fortune from silver mining.
to collect/gather/accumulate/amass data/evidence/information
to accumulate/amass a fortune/debts
dirt/dust/debris collects/accumulates
to gradually/slowly collect/gather/accumulate (sth)

Example Bank:
•Children gradually accumulate knowledge as they grow up.
•Dirt must not be allowed to accumulate.
•Evidence began to accumulate, suggesting that the drug had harmful side-effects.
•Toxic chemicals tend to accumulate in the body.
•seas and lakes where sedimentary deposits are slowly accumulating
•the wealth he had accumulated over the years