accrete

ac·crete

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [uh-kreet]
- /əˈkrit/
- /əˈkriːt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [uh-kreet]
- /əˈkrit/

Definitions of accrete word

verb accrete to grow or cause to grow together; be or become fused 3
verb accrete to make or become bigger, as by addition 3
intransitive verb accrete to grow by being added to 3
intransitive verb accrete to grow together; adhere 3
verb transitive accrete to cause to adhere or unite (to) 3
adjective accrete grown together 3

See all 15 definitions of accrete

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Origin of accrete

First appearance:

before 1775

One of the 45% newest English words

First recorded in 1775-85; back formation from accretion

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Parts of speech for Accrete

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Accrete

accrete popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 69% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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