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acumular

to accumulate

verb ah-koo-moo-LAHR Less Common

Also means

to amass

Usage Note

Acumular is regular and takes a direct object (acumular deudas, to accumulate debts; acumular experiencia, to build up experience). The reflexive acumularse is used when things pile up on their own (se acumulan los problemas, problems are piling up). The noun is acumulación.

Examples

"Con el tiempo acumuló una gran fortuna."

Natural Translation

Over time he accumulated a great fortune.

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