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Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   To decrease in number.

   "[S]ooner or later, the employed agents will lose their job and start decumulating their wealth again."

Antonyms

All antonyms

accumulate

Example

More examples

"[S]ooner or later, the employed agents will lose their job and start decumulating their wealth again."

Etymology

From de- + (ac)cumulate, created as an antonym to accumulate, using the prefix de-. Compare decelerate.

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