The difference between Accumulate and Amound

When used as verbs, accumulate means to heap up in a mass, whereas amound means to accumulate, to mound up, to amount.


Accumulate is also adjective with the meaning: collected.

check bellow for the other definitions of Accumulate and Amound

  1. Accumulate as a verb (transitive):

    To heap up in a mass; to pile up; to collect or bring together (either literally or figuratively)

    Examples:

    "He wishes to accumulate a sum of money."

    "synonyms: amass heap hoard store Thesaurus:pile up"

  2. Accumulate as a verb (intransitive):

    To grow or increase in quantity or number; to increase greatly.

    Examples:

    "synonyms: aggregate amound collect gather Thesaurus:accumulate"

  3. Accumulate as a verb (education, dated):

    To take a higher degree at the same time with a lower degree, or at a shorter interval than usual.

  1. Accumulate as an adjective (poetic, rare):

    Collected; accumulated.

  1. Amound as a verb (rare, intransitive):

    To accumulate, to mound up, to amount.

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