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accrete vs pile up

pile up vs accrete

accrete and pile up both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
accrete No No Yes No
pile up No No Yes No
As verbs, pile up is a hypernym of accrete; that is, pile up is a word with a broader meaning than accrete:
  • accrete: grow or become attached by accretion
  • pile up: increase in amount by collecting or gathering
Other hypernyms of accrete include accumulate, amass, conglomerate, cumulate, gather.
accrete (verb) pile up (verb)
grow together (of plants and organs) increase in amount by collecting or gathering
grow or become attached by accretion arrange into piles or stacks
get or gather together
Difference between accrete and pile up

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