verb🔗ShareTo grow together, combine; to fuse."Astronomers believe the Earth began to accrete more than 4.6 billion years ago."geologybiologyscienceprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo adhere; to grow or to be added to gradually."Dust bunnies accreted under the bed over several weeks, forming a thick, gray layer. "geologyenvironmentbiologybusinessfinanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo make adhere; to add; to make larger or more, as by growing."Over many years, dust and ice accreted to form the planetesimals that eventually became planets. "amountbiologygeologybusinesseconomyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading