Entry 5 senses · 3 variants Webster, 1913

accrete

/(ăk*krēt")/ · ac·crete · IPA /əˈkɹiːt/

01 v. i. To grow together.

1.
To grow together.
2.
To adhere; to grow (to); to be added; -- with to.

02 v. t. To make adhere; to add.

1.
To make adhere; to add.

03 a. Characterized by accretion; made up; as, accrete matter.

1.
Characterized by accretion; made up; as, accrete matter.
2.
Grown together.(Bot.)