Accrete
/əˈkriːt/noun
To grow by gradual accumulation or coalescence.
Did you know?Accrete comes from Latin *accrēscere*, meaning “to grow toward” or “increase,” and it shares a root with words for *growth* and *increase* rather than any occult meaning.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*krews-
“to grow, increase”
Latin
Latin
crescere
“to grow, rise up, increase”
Latin
Latin
accrescere
“to grow on, increase, grow by addition”
Middle English
English
acreten
“to grow gradually; to increase by addition”
Modern English
English
accrete
“to grow together or by slow accumulation”