unaccumulate

English

Etymology

un- +‎ accumulate

Verb

unaccumulate (third-person singular simple present unaccumulates, present participle unaccumulating, simple past and past participle unaccumulated)

1. To get rid of something previously accumulated.
   • 2015, Arthur Fanning, The Comprehension of the Holy Spirit within the Human Condition:

     Now, this accumulation thing that people are going through — you accumulate — you're going to find out it's very difficult now to unaccumulate, unaccumulate.

   • 2020, David Grayson, Great Possessions, page 101:

     “You cannot imagine,” she was saying, “what a joy it has been to unaccumulate! To get rid of things! To select.”