Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Accrete"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Accrete \Ac*crete"\, v. i. [From L. accretus, p. p. of
accrescere to increase.]
1. To grow together.
2. To adhere; to grow (to); to be added; -- with to.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Accrete \Ac*crete"\, v. t.
To make adhere; to add. --Earle.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Accrete \Ac*crete"\, a.
1. Characterized by accretion; made up; as, accrete matter.
2. (Bot.) Grown together. --Gray.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
accrete
v 1: grow together (of plants and organs); "After many years the
rose bushes grew together"
2: grow or become attached by accretion; "The story accreted
emotion"
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