HyperDic: accrete

English > 2 senses of the word accrete:
VERBchangeaccretegrow together (of plants and organs)
changeaccretegrow or become attached by accretion
English > accrete: 2 senses > verb 1, change
MeaningGrow together (of plants and organs).
PatternSomething ----s
Categoryplant, flora, plant life(botany) a living organism lacking the power of locomotion
Broaderblend, flux, mix, conflate, commingle, immix, fuse, coalesce, meld, combine, mergemix together different elements
Spanishacrecentar, aumentar
Catalanacréixer, augmentar
Adjectivesaccretivegrowing by accretion
English > accrete: 2 senses > verb 2, change
MeaningGrow or become attached by accretion.
PatternSomething ----s something
Example"The story accreted emotion"
Broaderaccumulate, cumulate, conglomerate, pile up, gather, amassCollect or gather
Adjectivesaccretivegrowing by accretion
Nounsaccretionan increase / increase by natural growth or addition
accretion(biology) growth by addition as by the adhesion of parts or particles

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