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accresce

/əˈkrɛs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ac-cresce
IPA
/əˈkrɛs/
14
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To accrue.

Intransitive verb

verb

To increase; to grow.

Intransitive verb; Obsolete

Etymology

From Latin accrescere. Doublet of accrease. See accrue.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

accresces (present, singular) accrescing (participle, present) accresced (participle, past) accresced (past)

Rhymes With

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Questions

How do you pronounce accresce?
The recorded pronunciation is /əˈkrɛs/.
What does accresce mean?
To accrue.
Where does accresce come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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