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accrete

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ac·crete  (-krt)
v. ac·cret·ed, ac·cret·ing, ac·cretes
v.tr.
To make larger or greater, as by increased growth.
v.intr.
1. To grow together; fuse.
2. To grow or increase gradually, as by addition.

[Back-formation from accretion.]

accrete [əˈkriːt]
vb
1. to grow or cause to grow together; be or become fused
2. to make or become bigger, as by addition
[back formation from accretion]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.accreteaccrete - grow together (of plants and organs); "After many years the rose bushes grew together"
plant life, flora, plant - (botany) a living organism lacking the power of locomotion
coalesce, conflate, fuse, immix, mix, merge, commingle, blend, meld, flux, combine - mix together different elements; "The colors blend well"
2.accreteaccrete - grow or become attached by accretion; "The story accreted emotion"
amass, conglomerate, cumulate, pile up, accumulate, gather - collect or gather; "Journals are accumulating in my office"; "The work keeps piling up"
Translations
accrete
vizusammenwachsen; (= increase)zunehmen
vt (= enlarge)anwachsen lassen


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Besides maintaining the thread of the familiar, this approach builds on past expertise, leverages current relationships and permits people to comfortably accrete influence and responsibility.
The presumed planet's youth challenges the conventional model of planetary formation, in which dust around a star gathers into ever-larger rocks that crash together and eventually accrete into planets.
 
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