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Merge vs Accumulate - What's the difference?

merge | accumulate |

In lang=en terms the difference between merge and accumulate

is that merge is to combine into a whole while accumulate is to grow or increase in quantity or number; to increase greatly.

As verbs the difference between merge and accumulate

is that merge is to combine into a whole while accumulate is to heap up in a mass; to pile up; to collect or bring together; to amass.

As a noun merge

is a joining together of two flows.

As an adjective accumulate is

(poetic|rare) collected; accumulated.

merge

English

Verb

(merg)
  • To combine into a whole.
  • Headquarters merged the operations of the three divisions.
  • * Burke
  • to merge all natural sentiment in inordinate vanity
  • * De Quincey
  • Whig and Tory were merged and swallowed up in the transcendent duties of patriots.
  • To combine into a whole.
  • The two companies merged .
  • To blend gradually into something else.
  • The lanes of traffic ''merged''.
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    Derived terms

    * merger * mergeable * mergeability

    Synonyms

    * amalgamate * combine * conflate * fuse * integrate * unite

    Antonyms

    * divide * split

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A joining together of two flows.
  • There are often accidents at that traffic merge .

    Anagrams

    * English ergative verbs ----

    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.