Definition of Accrete

1. Verb. Grow together (of plants and organs). "After many years the rose bushes grew together"

Category relationships: Flora, Plant, Plant Life
Generic synonyms: Blend, Coalesce, Combine, Commingle, Conflate, Flux, Fuse, Immix, Meld, Merge, Mix
Derivative terms: Accretive

2. Verb. Grow or become attached by accretion. "The story accreted emotion"
Generic synonyms: Accumulate, Amass, Conglomerate, Cumulate, Gather, Pile Up
Derivative terms: Accretion, Accretion, Accretive

Definition of Accrete

1. v. i. To grow together.

2. v. t. To make adhere; to add.

3. a. Characterized by accretion; made up; as, accrete matter.

Definition of Accrete

1. to grow together [v -CRETED, -CRETING, -CRETES]

Medical Definition of Accrete

1. 1. Characterised by accretion; made up; as, accrete matter. 2. Grown together. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Accrete

accoys
Accra
accredit
accredit
accreditable
accreditation
accreditation
accreditations
accredited
accrediting
accredits
accrementitial
accrementition
accrescent
accrete (current term)
accrete (current term)
accreted
accretes
accreting
accretion
accretion
accretionary
accretionary growth
accretions
accretion lines
accretio cordis
accretive
accrew
accrewed
accrewing

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