accrete
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ac·crete
(ə-krēt′)v. ac·cret·ed, ac·cret·ing, ac·cretes
v.tr.
To make larger or greater, as by increased growth.
v.intr.
1. To grow together; fuse.
2. To grow or increase gradually, as by addition.
[Back-formation from accretion.]
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accrete
(əˈkriːt)vb
1. to grow or cause to grow together; be or become fused
2. to make or become bigger, as by addition
[C18: back formation from accretion]
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ac•crete
(əˈkrit)v. -cret•ed, -cret•ing,
adj. v.i.
1. to grow together; adhere (usu. fol. by to).
v.t. 2. to add, as by growth.
adj. 3. Bot. grown together.
[1775–85; back formation from accretion]
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accrete
Past participle: accreted
Gerund: accreting
| Imperative |
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| accrete |
| accrete |
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| Verb | 1. |  accrete - grow together (of plants and organs); "After many years the rose bushes grew together" |
| 2. |  accrete - grow or become attached by accretion; "The story accreted emotion"amass, conglomerate, cumulate, pile up, accumulate, gather - collect or gather; "Journals are accumulating in my office"; "The work keeps piling up" |
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