verb Download 🔗Share To grow together, combine; to fuse. Examples : "Astronomers believe the Earth began to accrete more than 4.6 billion years ago." geology biology astronomy material process science Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
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adjective Download 🔗Share Characterized by accretion; made up Examples : "accrete matter" geology astronomy material science Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective Download 🔗Share Grown together Examples : "The accrete layers of sediment on the riverbed gradually built up over centuries, forming new land. " biology geology astronomy Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading