What's the difference between
and
Enter two words to compare and contrast their definitions, origins, and synonyms to better understand how those words are related.

Precipitate vs Accumulate - What's the difference?

precipitate | accumulate |

In lang=en terms the difference between precipitate and accumulate

is that precipitate is to cause (water in the air) to condense or fall to the ground while accumulate is to grow or increase in quantity or number; to increase greatly.

As verbs the difference between precipitate and accumulate

is that precipitate is to make something happen suddenly and quickly; hasten while accumulate is to heap up in a mass; to pile up; to collect or bring together; to amass.

As adjectives the difference between precipitate and accumulate

is that precipitate is headlong; falling steeply or vertically while accumulate is (poetic|rare) collected; accumulated.

As a noun precipitate

is a product resulting from a process, event, or course of action.

precipitate

English

Alternative forms

* (obsolete)

Etymology 1

From (etyl) .

Verb

(precipitat)
  • To make something happen suddenly and quickly; hasten.
  • to precipitate a journey, or a conflict
  • * Glover
  • Back to his sight precipitates her steps.
  • * Francis Bacon
  • If they be daring, it may precipitate their designs, and prove dangerous.
  • To throw an object or person from a great height.
  • * Washington Irving
  • She and her horse had been precipitated to the pebbled region of the river.
  • To send violently into a certain state or condition.
  • (chemistry) To come out of a liquid solution into solid form.
  • Adding the acid will cause the salt to precipitate .
  • (chemistry) To separate a substance out of a liquid solution into solid form.
  • (meteorology) To have water in the air fall to the ground, for example as rain, snow, sleet, or hail; be deposited as condensed droplets.
  • It will precipitate tomorrow, but we don't know whether as rain or snow.
  • To cause (water in the air) to condense or fall to the ground.
  • * Washington Irving
  • The light vapour of the preceding evening had been precipitated by the cold.
    Synonyms
    * (l)
    Derived terms
    * precipitated * precipitator * red precipitate * white precipitate

    Etymology 2

    From (etyl)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A product resulting from a process, event, or course of action.
  • (chemistry) A solid that exits the liquid phase of a solution.
  • Etymology 3

    From (etyl)

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • headlong; falling steeply or vertically.
  • * Prior
  • Precipitate the furious torrent flows.
  • Very steep; precipitous.
  • With a hasty impulse; hurried; headstrong.
  • Moving with excessive speed or haste.
  • The king was too precipitate in declaring war.
    a precipitate case of disease
  • Performed very rapidly or abruptly.
  • Derived terms
    * precipitately * precipitateness

    Anagrams

    * English heteronyms ----

    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.