accrete

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Verb 1.3.1 Translations 1.4 Adjective 1.4.1 Translations 1.5 Related terms 1.6 External links

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[edit] Etymology

From Latin accrētus, perfect participle of accrēscō (“‘increase’”)

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• IPA: /əˈkriːt/
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• Rhymes: -iːt

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to accrete (third-person singular simple present accretes, present participle accreting, simple past and past participle accreted)

1. (intransitive): To grow together, combine.

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

2. (intransitive): To adhere; to grow (to); to be added.
3. (transitive): To make adhere; to add.

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accrete (not comparable)

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

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• accrescence
• accrescent
• accretion
• accretive

[edit] External links

• accrete at OneLook® Dictionary Search
• accrete in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913