what does accrete mean?
ACCRETE as VERB
- Meaning
- grow or become attached by accretion
Usage Example(s)
- The story accreted emotion
Hypernyms(s) accrete is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
Derived(s)
- Meaning
- grow together (of plants and organs)
Usage Example(s)
- After many years the rose bushes grew together
Hypernyms(s) accrete is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.