Definition of accrete Accrete
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We found 13 definitions of accrete from 4 different sources.
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What does accrete mean?
WordNet
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| accrete - grow or become attached by accretion; "The story accreted emotion" | ||
| conglomerate, cumulate, accumulate, amass, pile up, gather collect or gather; "Journals are accumulating in my office"; "The work keeps piling up" | ||
| accrete - grow together (of plants and organs); "After many years the rose bushes grew together" | ||
| conflate, immix, coalesce, commingle, blend, merge, meld, flux, fuse, mix, combine fuse or cause to grow together | ||
| plant life, flora, plant (botany) a living organism lacking the power of locomotion | ||
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Wiktionary 
- accrete (Verb)
To grow together, combine; to fuse. - accrete (Verb)
To adhere; to grow or to be added to gradually. - accrete (Verb)
To make adhere; to add; to make larger or more, as by growing. - accrete (Adjective)
Characterized by accretion; made up; as, accrete matter. - accrete (Adjective)
Grown together - Gray.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- accrete (v. i.)
To grow together. - accrete (v. i.)
To adhere; to grow (to); to be added; -- with to. - accrete (v. t.)
To make adhere; to add. - accrete (a.)
Characterized by accretion; made up; as, accrete matter. - accrete (a.)
Grown together.
Part of speech
🔤- accrete, verb, present, 1st person singular of accrete (infinitive).
- accrete, verb (infinitive).
