[ UK /ɐkɹˈiːt/ ]
VERB
  1. grow together (of plants and organs)
    After many years the rose bushes grew together
  2. grow or become attached by accretion
    The story accreted emotion
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How To Use accrete In A Sentence

  • The commonly quoted ‘spreading rate’ is the rate at which a single plate accretes - for symmetrical spreading it is half the divergence rate.
  • If you buy them at a discount, you will be able to accrete the negative good will and get an immediate positive response in earnings. Get Briefed: Richard Bove
  • In the toe region off Muroto, a sedimentary section ~1 km thick is accreted to or underthrust below the margin (Moore et al., Clastic Detritus
  • This is because the star itself is formed from the disk at or near its center, and the gas and dust in the outer regions dissipate or accrete into planets.
  • SFS: (Reader submitted) - One of the things that's always impressed me about the Stargate universe is how we gradually accrete technological advances (The various types of battleship, the 302s and the Pegasus Bridge all spring to mind). INTERVIEW: Consulting Producer Joseph Mallozzi Talks About Plans for Stargate Universe
  • Nonetheless both types of sclerites lack evidence for marginal accretion, and both clearly accreted ventrally.
  • Relationships between countries slowly accrete over years and there is always more to be done to strengthen them further and to build bridges to new friendships.
  • Over time, an implementation will accrete complexity as code is revisited for bug fixes and feature enhancements.
  • The skill you accrete during this trauma is the ability to imagine plausible solutions, and to estimate the likelihood that an approach will work.
  • One of the things that's always impressed me about the Stargate universe is how we gradually accrete technological advances (The various types of battleship, the 302s and the Pegasus Bridge all spring to mind). Stargate SG-1 Watchaton: Ask Joseph Mallozzi
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