verb🔗ShareTo grow together, combine; to fuse."Astronomers believe the Earth began to accrete more than 4.6 billion years ago."geologyastronomybiologyphysicsscienceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo adhere; to grow or to be added to gradually."The snowball was accreting snow as it rolled down the hill, becoming larger and larger. "geologyastronomybiologyscienceenvironmentphysicsprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo make adhere; to add; to make larger or more, as by growing."The coral reef is slowly accreting, building up layer upon layer of calcium carbonate. "massamountphysicsgeologyastronomybiologychemistryprocessenvironmentscienceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading