accrete

(adjective, verb)

adjective

1. Characterized by accretion; made up; as, accrete matter.

2. (botany) Grown together

verb

1. grow together (of plants and organs)

Definition categories: change, blend, coalesce, combine, commingle, conflate, flux, fuse, immix, meld, merge, mix

2. grow or become attached by accretion

- The story accreted emotion

Definition categories: change, accumulate, amass, conglomerate, cumulate, gather

Sentences with accrete as a verb:

- Astronomers believe the Earth began to accrete more than 4.6 billion billion years ago.