Associations to the word «Accrete»

Wiktionary

ACCRETE, verb. (intransitive) To grow together, combine; to fuse.
ACCRETE, verb. (intransitive) To adhere; to grow or to be added to gradually.
ACCRETE, verb. (transitive) To make adhere; to add; to make larger or more, as by growing.
ACCRETE, adjective. Characterized by accretion; made up; as, accrete matter.
ACCRETE, adjective. (botany) Grown together

Dictionary definition

ACCRETE, verb. Grow together (of plants and organs); "After many years the rose bushes grew together".
ACCRETE, verb. Grow or become attached by accretion; "The story accreted emotion".

Wise words

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley