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Wordnet 3.0

VERB (2)

1. grow together (of plants and organs);
- Example: "After many years the rose bushes grew together"

2. grow or become attached by accretion;
- Example: "The story accreted emotion"


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

accrete \ac*crete"\ ([a^]k*kr[=e]t"), v. i. [From L. accretus, p. p. of accrescere to increase.] 1. To grow together. [1913 Webster] 2. To adhere; to grow (to); to be added; -- with to. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

accrete \ac*crete"\, v. t. To make adhere; to add. --Earle. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

accrete \ac*crete"\, a. 1. Characterized by accretion; made up; as, accrete matter. [1913 Webster] 2. (Bot.) Grown together. --Gray. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

accrete v 1: grow together (of plants and organs); "After many years the rose bushes grew together" 2: grow or become attached by accretion; "The story accreted emotion"