Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- intransitive verb 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.
from The Century Dictionary.
- 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.
- Grown together; formed by accretion; accreted.
- In biology, grown together: said of parts normally separate but naturally grafted. See
accretion , 2.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- transitive verb To make adhere; to add.
- intransitive verb To grow together.
- intransitive verb To adhere; to grow (to); to be added; -- with
to . - adjective Characterized by accretion; made up.
- adjective (Bot.) Grown together.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb intransitive : To
grow together,combine ; to fuse. - verb intransitive : To
adhere ; to grow or to be added to gradually. - verb transitive : To make
adhere ; to add; to make larger or more, as by growing. - adjective Characterized by
accretion ; made up; as, accrete matter. - adjective botany Grown together -
Gray
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb grow together (of plants and organs)
- verb grow or become attached by accretion
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
Examples
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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).
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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).
INTERVIEW: Consulting Producer Joseph Mallozzi Talks About Plans for Stargate Universe
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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.
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Usually, plot is something I allow to accrete while I'm tending to things like characterization and mood and theme.
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Soil, trees and fauna accrete to the zaratan, the monstrous whalelike creatures, which are being poachedfor bones and skin, killing off a whole ecosystem.
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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.
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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.
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And over the course of seven seasons, they accrete into interesting people as their backstories and personalities develop.
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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.
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Usually, plot is something I allow to accrete while I'm tending to things like characterization and mood and theme.
chained_bear commented on the word accrete
Usage on dendrite.
November 11, 2008