accrete

Verb

Verb Forms: accreted, accreting, accretes

• To grow or increase by gradual accumulation.
• grow together (of plants and organs)
• grow or become attached by accretion
  • "The story accreted emotion"
• To grow together, combine; to fuse.
• To adhere; to grow or to be added to gradually.
• To make adhere; to add; to make larger or more, as by growing.

Adj

• Characterized by accretion; made up.
• Grown together.

Examples

• accrete matter
• Astronomers believe the Earth began to accrete more than 4.6 billion years ago.
• Points began to accrete on her side of the board after she played JINX.

Synonyms

adglutinate

Related Words

accrescence, accrescent, accretion