accreting

Variant of accrete

accrete definition

ac·crete (ə krēt′)

intransitive verb accreted -·cret′ed, accreting -·cret′·ing

  1. to grow by being added to
  2. to grow together; adhere

Etymology: < L accretus, pp. of accrescere: see accretion

transitive verb

to cause to adhere or unite (to)

adjective

Bot. grown together

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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