accrete /əˈkɹiːt/verb 3adjective 2forms 3 verb3 •To grow together, combine; to fuse.Astronomers believe the Earth began to accrete more than 4.6 billion years ago. •To adhere; to grow or to be added to gradually. •To make adhere; to add; to make larger or more, as by growing.the reader has not only mastered this distinction , but that he has so thoroughly accreted it and assimilated it to his habits of mind — 1871 adjective2 •Characterized by accretion; made up. •Grown together.Fruit coriaceous, crowned with accrete calyx — 1881 formsaccreted · accreting · accretes
