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Accumulate vs Accumulatively - What's the difference?

accumulate | accumulatively |

As a verb accumulate

is to heap up in a mass; to pile up; to collect or bring together; to amass.

As an adjective accumulate

is (poetic|rare) collected; accumulated.

As an adverb accumulatively is

in an accumulative manner.

accumulate

English

Verb

(accumulat)
  • To heap up in a mass; to pile up; to collect or bring together; to amass.
  • He wishes to accumulate a sum of money.
  • To grow or increase in quantity or number; to increase greatly.
  • * Ill fares the land, to hastening ills a prey, Where wealth accumulates , and men decay. -
  • Synonyms

    * collect * pile up * store * amass * gather * aggregate * heap together * hoard * proliferate

    Adjective

    (-)
  • (poetic, rare) Collected; accumulated.
  • accumulatively

    English

    Adverb

    (en adverb)
  • In an accumulative manner