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Meaning of accrete

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

accrete

Pronunciation:/əˈkɹit//əˈkɹit/

verb

Definitions

  1. To grow together, combine; to fuse.

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

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

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

adjective

Definitions

  1. Characterized by accretion; made up

    Example: accrete matter

  2. Grown together