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pile up vs accrete

accrete vs pile up

pile up and accrete both are verbs.

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

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