accreted; accreting
: to grow or become attached by accretion
: to cause to adhere or become attached
also
: accumulate
Examples of accrete in a Sentence
silt accreting at the mouth of the river over time
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Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 2 Oct. 2025
Built from wool and cotton remnants of shuttered mills and dyed by hand, her pieces accrete by knots, each like a scar.
—Jerry Saltz, Vulture, 29 Sep. 2025
This theoretical limit concerns how much matter can be accreted to a compact body like a neutron star or black hole.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Eventually the star stops accreting matter, leaving the disk in orbit around it.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for accrete
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“Accrete.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/accrete. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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accrete
verb
ac·crete
ə-ˈkrēt 
accreted; accreting
: to grow or become attached by accretion
: to cause to adhere or become attached
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