accrete


accrete

verb

Definition of ACCRETE

to gradually form into a layer, pile, or mass <silt accreting at the mouth of the river over time>
Related Words agglutinate, clump, lump; bank, drift, ridge
Near Antonyms disperse, dissipate, scatter

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