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Accumulate vs Decumulate - What's the difference?

accumulate | decumulate | Antonyms |

Accumulate is an antonym of decumulate.


As verbs the difference between accumulate and decumulate

is that accumulate is to heap up in a mass; to pile up; to collect or bring together; to amass while decumulate is to decrease in number.

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.
  • decumulate

    English

    Verb

    (decumulat)
  • to decrease in number
  • Antonyms

    * accumulate