Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

accrete

/əˈkɹiːt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.54 in modern English

Syllables: ac-crete
IPA: /əˈkɹiːt/

11

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To grow together, combine; to fuse.

Intransitive verb

verb

To adhere; to grow or to be added to gradually.

Intransitive verb

verb

To make adhere; to add; to make larger or more, as by growing.

Transitive verb

adj

Characterized by accretion; made up.

adj

Grown together.

Example Sentences

"Astronomers believe the Earth began to accrete more than 4.6 billion years ago."
"According to the reigning hypothesis, about 4.5 billion years ago, shortly after Earth had accreted down into a sphere from its little slub of circumsolar material, another newborn planet [Theia], still shaky on its feet, slammed obliquely into Earth with terrifying force."
"Chris Ormel, an astronomer at the University of Amsterdam, and his colleagues recently calculated that protoplanets began to form at the snow line around the star, then grew quickly by accreting pebbles."
"the reader has not only mastered this distinction , but that he has so thoroughly accreted it and assimilated it to his habits of mind"
"accrete matter"
"Fruit coriaceous, crowned with accrete calyx"

Etymology

Back-formation from accretion.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /əˈkɹiːt/
British English: /əˈkɹiːt/

Usage

Inflected Forms

accretes (present, singular) accreting (participle, present) accreted (participle, past) accreted (past)

Derived Forms

accreter accretor hyperaccreting reaccrete unaccreted accretive

Frequently Paired Words

accrescence accrescent accretion

Synonyms

adglutinate grow together

Rhymes With

street meet eat complete beat feet sweet heat seat treat meat re-treat

Questions

How do you pronounce accrete?: The recorded pronunciation is /əˈkɹiːt/.
What does accrete mean?: To grow together, combine; to fuse.
Where does accrete come from?: Back-formation from accretion.

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