Accrete

Word ACCRETE
Character 7
Hyphenation ac crete
Pronunciations /əˈkɹit/

Definitions and meanings of "Accrete"

What do we mean by accrete?

To make larger or greater, as by increased growth. intransitive verb

To grow together; fuse. intransitive verb

To grow or increase gradually, as by addition. intransitive verb

To grow by accretion; gather additions from without.

To be added; adhere; become attached by a process of accretion.

To cause to grow or unite.

In biology, grown together: said of parts normally separate but naturally grafted. See accretion, 2.

Grown together; formed by accretion; accreted.

Characterized by accretion; made up. adjective

Grown together. adjective

To grow together. intransitive verb

To adhere; to grow (to); to be added; -- with to. intransitive verb

To make adhere; to add. transitive verb

: To grow together, combine; to fuse. verb

: To adhere; to grow or to be added to gradually. verb

: To make adhere; to add; to make larger or more, as by growing. verb

Characterized by accretion; made up; as, accrete matter. adjective

Grown together - Gray adjective

Grow together (of plants and organs) verb

Grow or become attached by accretion verb

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.

Grow by accumulation Urban Dictionary

The hypothesis that sound co-located-with-itself creates light. Ie. Sound moving at uncountable speed. Urban Dictionary

A very obese person; a cheese hog. A respectful term, as some people believe that the more matter you can make part of yourself, the better off you are. Originated on "Buffalo This" (buffalothis.blogspot.com) in the "Respect for the cheese hogs" article. Urban Dictionary

Synonyms and Antonyms for Accrete

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The word "accrete" in example sentences

If you buy them at a discount, you will be able to accrete the negative good will and get an immediate positive response in earnings. ❋ Steve Forbes (2010)

The people who start religions -- or around whom religions accrete, like layers of silt -- are already in a space where other people yearn to be. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Usually, plot is something I allow to accrete while I'm tending to things like characterization and mood and theme. ❋ Greygirlbeast (2010)

Soil, trees and fauna accrete to the zaratan, the monstrous whalelike creatures, which are being poachedfor bones and skin, killing off a whole ecosystem. ❋ Unknown (2010)

One of the things that's always impressed me about the Stargate universe is how we gradually accrete technological advances (The various types of battleship, the 302s and the Pegasus Bridge all spring to mind). ❋ Unknown (2009)

SFS: (Reader submitted) - One of the things that's always impressed me about the Stargate universe is how we gradually accrete technological advances (The various types of battleship, the 302s and the Pegasus Bridge all spring to mind). ❋ Unknown (2009)

One or two potent images that may, in time, accrete a plot around them. ❋ Unknown (2009)

And over the course of seven seasons, they accrete into interesting people as their backstories and personalities develop. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Future stars and clusters will secretly accrete onto the halo of the Milky Way over the next billions years, adding to the splendour of the natural wonders. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Meanwhile, layered patronage networks accrete over the decades with catastrophic results. ❋ Derek Leebaert (2010)

AFAIU bodies in the protoplanetary disk accrete by collisions. ❋ Unknown (2010)

At a guess it would be less surprising that neutron stars can accrete a new generation of smallish planets from the supernova remains. ❋ Unknown (2010)

I'd say a minimum of 5% would be necessary for any kind of a corresponding culture to accrete. 10% is more likely. ❋ Steven Barnes (2010)

They could continue business as usual, in which case the subsidy reserve plus capital would accrete to the point where the firms actually become "too safe to fail." ❋ Cornelius Hurley (2010)

You can accrete wealth and trappings, eat good food, live in fine houses and enjoy a "good" life: just don't rock the boat. ❋ Unknown (2010)

In the intervening decades the shape of the future, and the genre, has continued to accrete around us. ❋ Unknown (2008)

[The ice] [grew] accretely ❋ Ridonkulous (2017)

Sound is the only emergent phenomenon that can be [superimposed] on the same location twice. Ie. Two similar-sounding words occupy the same space. [Accretive-induction] states that light is the result of [sound's] ability to co-locate itself in the same space. ❋ Sandrashine (2020)

*Ding dong!* Tim: "Hey there [old buddy], it's been a long time!" Bill: "Sure has. We used to rule this town back in the day. It's good to be back." [Tim's mom]: "Is that little Billy? Tell him I say hi. I'd come in there if I could fit through that darned doorway!" *earth [rumbles]* Bill: "Dude, is that your mom making the floor shake like that? Let me take a look..." (runs into other room) Bill: "DAAAAAMN dude she is a chee-ee-eese hog! That woman got huge!" Tim: "Not cool, man." Bill: "No, I mean it in a good way. She's an extremely adept matter accreter - I bet she has 500 lbs to her name!" Tim: "Oh, well then thanks. You should tell her that yourself! I bet she'd be thrilled." ❋ Nicholas D (2008)

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