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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