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Accumulate vs Cultivate - What's the difference?

accumulate | cultivate |

As verbs the difference between accumulate and cultivate

is that accumulate is to heap up in a mass; to pile up; to collect or bring together; to amass while cultivate is to grow plants, notably crops.

As an adjective accumulate

is (poetic|rare) collected; accumulated.

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.

    • Related terms

    * accumulation * accumulator * cumulus

    External links

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    cultivate

    English

    Verb

    (cultivat)
  • To grow plants, notably crops
    • Farmers should cultivate their crops to get a good harvest.
  • To nurture; to foster; to tend.
    • They tried to cultivate an interest in learning among their students.
  • To turn or stir soil in preparation for planting.

    • Derived terms

    * cultivable * cultivar * cultivated * cultivation * cultivator * uncultivated