"accrete" meaning in English

See accrete in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /əˈkɹiːt/ [UK, US], /əˈkɹit/ [UK, US] Audio: en-us-accrete.ogg
Rhymes: -iːt Etymology: Back-formation from accretion. Etymology templates: {{back-form|en|accretion}} Back-formation from accretion Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} accrete (not comparable)
  1. Characterized by accretion; made up Tags: not-comparable Translations (characterized by accretion): сраснат (srasnat) (Bulgarian), kertynyt (Finnish), kerääntynyt (Finnish), kasaantunut (Finnish), accreto (Italian), accrētus (Latin)
    Sense id: en-accrete-en-adj-KYAQ~~29 Categories (other): English terms with collocations, English back-formations, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Portuguese translations Disambiguation of English back-formations: 36 24 8 16 17 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 39 21 9 15 16 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 42 18 9 15 16 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 51 15 6 14 15 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 42 17 5 18 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 47 16 11 13 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 43 22 14 11 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 49 17 7 13 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 50 17 7 12 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 50 17 7 12 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 50 17 7 12 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 54 18 5 11 12 Disambiguation of 'characterized by accretion': 92 8
  2. (botany) Grown together Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Botany Translations ((botany) Grown together): сраснат (srasnat) (Bulgarian), срастнал се (srastnal se) (Bulgarian), kasvettunut (Finnish), 共生の (alt: きょうせい の,kyōsei no) (Japanese)
    Sense id: en-accrete-en-adj-M7DuiM6S Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences Disambiguation of '(botany) Grown together': 12 88
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: accretive Related terms: accrescence, accrescent, accretion

Verb

IPA: /əˈkɹiːt/ [UK, US], /əˈkɹit/ [UK, US] Audio: en-us-accrete.ogg Forms: accretes [present, singular, third-person], accreting [participle, present], accreted [participle, past], accreted [past]
Rhymes: -iːt Etymology: Back-formation from accretion. Etymology templates: {{back-form|en|accretion}} Back-formation from accretion Head templates: {{en-verb}} accrete (third-person singular simple present accretes, present participle accreting, simple past and past participle accreted)
  1. (intransitive) To grow together, combine; to fuse. Tags: intransitive Translations (to grow together): сраствам се (srastvam se) (Bulgarian), srůst [perfective] (Czech), srůstat [imperfective] (Czech), kasvaa yhteen (Finnish), kasvettua (Finnish), acrescer (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-accrete-en-verb-K1oaF~1J Disambiguation of 'to grow together': 72 23 5
  2. (intransitive) To adhere; to grow or to be added to gradually. Tags: intransitive Translations (To adhere; to grow (to); to be added.): прилепвам (prilepvam) (Bulgarian), нараствам (narastvam) (Bulgarian), kertyä (Finnish), karttua (Finnish), kerääntyä (Finnish), kasaantua (Finnish), acrescer (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-accrete-en-verb-WhcbFrxe Disambiguation of 'To adhere; to grow (to); to be added.': 14 60 26
  3. (transitive) To make adhere; to add; to make larger or more, as by growing. Tags: transitive Translations (To make adhere; to add.): kerryttää (Finnish), kartuttaa (Finnish), kerätä (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-accrete-en-verb-8znMBle6 Disambiguation of 'To make adhere; to add.': 1 28 71
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: accreter, accretor, hyperaccreting, reaccrete, unaccreted

Inflected forms

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        "To make adhere; to add; to make larger or more, as by growing."
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        "(transitive) To make adhere; to add; to make larger or more, as by growing."
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      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "srastvam se",
      "sense": "to grow together",
      "word": "сраствам се"
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      "code": "fi",
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      "sense": "to grow together",
      "word": "kasvaa yhteen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to grow together",
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      "code": "pt",
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      "sense": "to grow together",
      "word": "acrescer"
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      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "prilepvam",
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      "code": "fi",
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      "sense": "To adhere; to grow (to); to be added.",
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      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "To adhere; to grow (to); to be added.",
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "To adhere; to grow (to); to be added.",
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "To adhere; to grow (to); to be added.",
      "word": "kasaantua"
    },
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      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "To adhere; to grow (to); to be added.",
      "word": "acrescer"
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "To make adhere; to add.",
      "word": "kerryttää"
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "To make adhere; to add.",
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      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "To make adhere; to add.",
      "word": "kerätä"
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}

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    "Terms with Finnish translations",
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    "Terms with Japanese translations",
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    {
      "word": "accrescence"
    },
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      "word": "accrescent"
    },
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    }
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        "Characterized by accretion; made up"
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          "ref": "1881, Henry Baillon, “Jackia”, in The Natural History of Plants, volume 7:",
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        "Grown together"
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        "(botany) Grown together"
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        "not-comparable"
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    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "srasnat",
      "sense": "characterized by accretion",
      "word": "сраснат"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "characterized by accretion",
      "word": "kertynyt"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "characterized by accretion",
      "word": "kerääntynyt"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "characterized by accretion",
      "word": "kasaantunut"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "characterized by accretion",
      "word": "accreto"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "characterized by accretion",
      "word": "accrētus"
    },
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      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "srasnat",
      "sense": "(botany) Grown together",
      "word": "сраснат"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "srastnal se",
      "sense": "(botany) Grown together",
      "word": "срастнал се"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "(botany) Grown together",
      "word": "kasvettunut"
    },
    {
      "alt": "きょうせい の,kyōsei no",
      "code": "ja",
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      "sense": "(botany) Grown together",
      "word": "共生の"
    }
  ],
  "word": "accrete"
}

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