cumulates
Gradually builds up
Cumulates is the third person singular present tense of cumulate, meaning to gather, heap up, or accumulate over time.
Things that cumulate build gradually: Interest cumulates on the unpaid balance.
In geology, cumulates are igneous rocks formed when crystals settle and accumulate at the bottom of a magma chamber.
The word shares its Latin root with accumulate, which is far more common in everyday speech.
Gathers in large quantities
- stockpilesAccumulated reserves kept ready
- accruesIncreases by addition
- aggregatesCollects into totals
- builds upAccumulates gradually
piles up · consolidates · hoards · stores · reserves · stashes · compiles · assembles
Gathers and keeps
- garnersAcquires gradually
- harvestsCollects mature crops
- gleansCollects in increments
- assemblesBrings components together
compiles · amasses · aggregates · clusters · conglomerates · pools · corrals · rounds up
Increases in intensity
- multipliesPerforms times operations
- amplifiesIncreases strength or volume
- intensifiesIncreases in strength
- surgesAbrupt powerful rises
proliferates · augments · magnifies · compounds · swells · mounts · snowballs · balloons
Comes into being gradually
- maturesReaches full growth
- progressesMoves forward steadily
- advancesForward movements or progress
- evolvesChanges gradually over time
expands · flourishes · blossoms · ripens · germinates · proliferates · thickens · broadens
amasses
Gathers in large quantities
- stockpilesAccumulated reserves kept ready
- accruesIncreases by addition
- aggregatesCollects into totals
builds up · piles up · consolidates · hoards · stores · reserves · stashes · compiles · assembles · marshals
collects
Gathers and keeps
assembles · compiles · amasses · aggregates · clusters · conglomerates · pools · corrals · rounds up · convenes
escalates
Increases in intensity
- multipliesPerforms times operations
- amplifiesIncreases strength or volume
- intensifiesIncreases in strength
surges · proliferates · augments · magnifies · compounds · swells · mounts · snowballs · balloons · mushrooms
develops
Comes into being gradually
- maturesReaches full growth
- progressesMoves forward steadily
- advancesForward movements or progress
evolves · expands · flourishes · blossoms · ripens · germinates · proliferates · thickens · broadens · deepens
cumulatesscatters
Distributes irregularly about
disperses · dissipates · spreads · distributes · diffuses
- cumulative effectCombined result over time
- cumulative GPACombined academic score
- cumulative examTest covering all topics
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