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cumulate vs accrete

accrete vs cumulate

cumulate and accrete both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
cumulate No No Yes No
accrete No No Yes No
As verbs, accrete is a hyponym of cumulate; that is, accrete is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than cumulate:
  • cumulate: increase in amount by collecting or gathering
  • accrete: grow or become attached by accretion
Other hyponyms of cumulate include backlog, drift.
cumulate (verb) accrete (verb)
increase in amount by collecting or gathering grow together (of plants and organs)
grow or become attached by accretion
Difference between cumulate and accrete

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