ACCRETE


Meaning of ACCRETE in English

/euh kreet"/ , v. , accreted, accreting , adj.

v.i.

1. to grow together; adhere (usually fol. by to ).

v.t.

2. to add, as by growth.

adj.

3. Bot. grown together.

[ 1775-85; back formation from ACCRETION ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .