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From de- + (ac)cumulate, created as an antonym to accumulate, using the prefix de-. Compare decelerate.
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From de- + (ac)cumulate, created as an antonym to accumulate, using the prefix de-. Compare decelerate.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.