accumulate vs fund

accumulate is not a noun while fund is a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
accumulate	No	No	Yes	No
fund	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, fund is a hyponym of accumulate; that is, fund is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than accumulate:

Other hyponyms of accumulate include run up, corral, collect, pull in, come up, scrape, scrape up, scratch, chunk, lump, bale, catch.

accumulate (noun)	fund (noun)
	a financial institution that sells shares to individuals and invests in securities issued by other companies
	a reserve of money set aside for some purpose
	a supply of something available for future use

accumulate (verb)	fund (verb)
increase in amount by collecting or gathering	furnish money for
get or gather together	place or store up in a fund for accumulation
	convert (short-term floating debt) into long-term debt that bears fixed interest and is represented by bonds
	accumulate a fund for the discharge of a recurrent liability
	invest money in government securities
	provide a fund for the redemption of principal or payment of interest