• Accrete

    Pronunciation

    • UKIPA: /əˈkriːt/, /əˈkrit/
    • Rhymes: -iːt

    Origin

    Back-formation from {{3}}

    Full definition of accrete

    Verb

    1. (intransitive) To grow together, combine; to fuse.Astronomers believe the Earth began to accrete more than 4.6 billion billion years ago.
    2. (intransitive) To adhere; to grow or to be added to gradually.
    3. (transitive) To make adhere; to add; to make larger or more, as by growing.

    Usage notes

    (to fuse) Used with the word to.

    Adjective

    accrete

    1. Characterized by accretion; made up; as, accrete matter.
    2. (botany) Grown together - Gray

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