ACCRETE

accrete

Verb

  1. To grow together, combine; to fuse.
    Astronomers believe the Earth began to accrete more than 4.6 billion billion years ago.
  2. To adhere; to grow or to be added to gradually.
  3. To make adhere; to add; to make larger or more, as by growing.

Adjective

  1. Characterized by accretion; made up; as, accrete matter.
  2. Grown together - Gray


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