Definition of "accrete" in English

verb

1. (intransitive) To grow together, combine; to fuse.

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

2. (intransitive) To adhere; to grow or to be added to gradually.

3. (transitive) To make adhere; to add; to make larger or more, as by growing.

adjective

1. Characterized by accretion; made up.

   • accrete matter

2. (botany) Grown together.