ACCRETE Synonyms
There are 17 hypernyms of the word accrete. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for ACCRETE
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accumulate | verbv | |||||||
verb • get or gather together • increase in amount by collecting or gathering | ||||||||
amass | verbv | |||||||
verb • increase in amount by collecting or gathering • get or gather together | ||||||||
attach | verbv | |||||||
verb • cause to be attached • be attached; be in contact with • become attached • create social or emotional ties • take temporary possession of as a security, by legal authority | ||||||||
collect | verbv | |||||||
noun • a short prayer generally preceding the lesson in the Church of Rome or the Church of England adverb • make a telephone call or mail a package so that the recipient pays adjective satellite • payable by the recipient on delivery verb • get or gather together • call for and obtain payment of • assemble or get together • get or bring together • gather or collect | ||||||||
consolidate | verbv | |||||||
verb • unite into one • make firm or secure; strengthen • bring together into a single whole or system • form into a solid mass or whole • make or form into a solid or hardened mass | ||||||||
gather | verbv | |||||||
noun • sewing consisting of small folds or puckers made by pulling tight a thread in a line of stitching • the act of gathering something verb • assemble or get together • collect in one place • increase in amount by collecting or gathering • conclude from evidence • draw together into folds or puckers • get people together • draw and bring closer • look for (food) in nature • increase or develop | ||||||||
grow | verbv | |||||||
verb • pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become • become larger, greater, or bigger; expand or gain • increase in size by natural process • cause to grow or develop • develop and reach maturity; undergo maturation • come into existence; take on form or shape • cultivate by growing, often involving improvements by means of agricultural techniques • come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes) • grow emotionally or mature • become attached by or as if by the process of growth | ||||||||
increase | verbv | |||||||
noun • a quantity that is added • a change resulting in an increase • a process of becoming larger or longer or more numerous or more important • the amount by which something increases • the act of increasing something verb • become bigger or greater in amount • make bigger or more | ||||||||
intensify | verbv | |||||||
verb • increase in extent or intensity • make more intense, stronger, or more marked • become more intense • make the chemically affected part of (a negative) denser or more opaque in order produce a stronger contrast between light and dark | ||||||||
merge | verbv | |||||||
verb • become one • mix together different elements • join or combine | ||||||||
unite | verbv | |||||||
verb • act in concert or unite in a common purpose or belief • become one • have or possess in combination • be or become joined or united or linked • bring together for a common purpose or action or ideology or in a shared situation • join or combine | ||||||||
pile up | verbv | |||||||
verb • increase in amount by collecting or gathering • arrange into piles or stacks • get or gather together | ||||||||
grow together | nounn | |||||||
verb • grow together (of plants and organs) |