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Accumulate Pronunciation
Accumulate is pronounced uh-KYOO-myuh-layt, IPA /əˈkjumjəˌleɪt/.
uh-KYOO-myuh-layt
US /əˈkjumjəˌleɪt/ · UK /əˈkjuːmjʊˌleɪt/
Syllables: uh · KYOO · myuh · layt (4 syllables, stress on syllable 2)
verb: To gather or build up gradually over time.
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Accumulate in a Sentence
- Dust accumulates on the top shelf faster than anywhere else.
- They accumulated enough evidence to reopen the case.
- Interest accumulates from the day the account opens.
Common Mispronunciations of Accumulate
Not uh-KOO-myuh-layt
Slide a y into the stressed syllable so that cu becomes kyoo, the way it does in cube and cute.
Not uh-KYOO-muh-layt
A second y glide hides in the m: the mu is myuh, not muh.
Tip: Accumulation shifts the beat to the fourth syllable, uh-kyoo-myuh-LAY-shuhn.
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