accrete

ac·crete

A0045200 (ə-krēt′)v. ac·cret·ed, ac·cret·ing, ac·cretes v.tr. To make larger or greater, as by increased growth.v.intr.1. To grow together; fuse.2. To grow or increase gradually, as by addition.

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[Back-formation from accretion.]

accrete

(əˈkriːt) vb1. to grow or cause to grow together; be or become fused2. to make or become bigger, as by addition[C18: back formation from accretion]

ac•crete

(əˈkrit)

v. -cret•ed, -cret•ing,
adj. v.i. 1. to grow together; adhere (usu. fol. by to). v.t. 2. to add, as by growth. adj. 3. Bot. grown together. [1775–85; back formation from accretion]

accrete

Past participle: accreted
Gerund: accreting

Imperative
accrete
accrete

Present
I accrete
you accrete
he/she/it accretes
we accrete
you accrete
they accrete

Preterite
I accreted
you accreted
he/she/it accreted
we accreted
you accreted
they accreted

Present Continuous
I am accreting
you are accreting
he/she/it is accreting
we are accreting
you are accreting
they are accreting

Present Perfect
I have accreted
you have accreted
he/she/it has accreted
we have accreted
you have accreted
they have accreted

Past Continuous
I was accreting
you were accreting
he/she/it was accreting
we were accreting
you were accreting
they were accreting

Past Perfect
I had accreted
you had accreted
he/she/it had accreted
we had accreted
you had accreted
they had accreted

Future
I will accrete
you will accrete
he/she/it will accrete
we will accrete
you will accrete
they will accrete

Future Perfect
I will have accreted
you will have accreted
he/she/it will have accreted
we will have accreted
you will have accreted
they will have accreted

Future Continuous
I will be accreting
you will be accreting
he/she/it will be accreting
we will be accreting
you will be accreting
they will be accreting

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been accreting
you have been accreting
he/she/it has been accreting
we have been accreting
you have been accreting
they have been accreting

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been accreting
you will have been accreting
he/she/it will have been accreting
we will have been accreting
you will have been accreting
they will have been accreting

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been accreting
you had been accreting
he/she/it had been accreting
we had been accreting
you had been accreting
they had been accreting

Conditional
I would accrete
you would accrete
he/she/it would accrete
we would accrete
you would accrete
they would accrete

Past Conditional
I would have accreted
you would have accreted
he/she/it would have accreted
we would have accreted
you would have accreted
they would have accreted

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	accrete - grow together (of plants and organs); "After many years the rose bushes grew together"plant life, flora, plant - (botany) a living organism lacking the power of locomotioncoalesce, conflate, fuse, immix, mix, merge, commingle, blend, meld, flux, combine - mix together different elements; "The colors blend well"
	2.	accrete - grow or become attached by accretion; "The story accreted emotion"amass, conglomerate, cumulate, pile up, accumulate, gather - collect or gather; "Journals are accumulating in my office"; "The work keeps piling up"

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