accrete

[ uh-kreet ]

verb (used without object),ac·cret·ed, ac·cret·ing.
  1. to grow together; adhere (usually followed by to).

verb (used with object),ac·cret·ed, ac·cret·ing.
  1. to add, as by growth.

adjective
  1. Botany. grown together.

Origin of accrete

1
First recorded in 1775–85; back formation from accretion

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British Dictionary definitions for accrete

accrete

/ (əˈkriːt) /


verb
  1. to grow or cause to grow together; be or become fused

  2. to make or become bigger, as by addition

Origin of accrete

1
C18: back formation from accretion

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