Accrete

verb

/əˈkɹit/

Word Frequency: 0.0

Definitions

1.verbTo grow together, combine; to fuse.

"Astronomers believe the Earth began to accrete more than 4.6 billion years ago."

2.verbTo adhere; to grow or to be added to gradually.

3.verbTo make adhere; to add; to make larger or more, as by growing.

4.adjectiveCharacterized by accretion; made up

"accrete matter"

5.adjectiveGrown together

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