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with Anu Gargaccrete
PRONUNCIATION:
(uh-KREET)
MEANING:
verb tr., intr.:
To grow gradually by accumulation.
ETYMOLOGY:
Back-formation from accretion, from accrescere (to grow). Ultimately from
the Indo-European root ker- (to grow) that is also the source of words such
as increase, recruit, crew, crescent, cereal, concrete, and crescendo.
USAGE:
"Protoplanets accrete more material and grow into full-sized planets."Lisa Grossman; Saving the Earth With Dynamical Simulations; Science News (Washington, DC); Jan 8, 2010. See more usage examples of accrete in Vocabulary.com's dictionary. A THOUGHT FOR TODAY:
Everyone is kneaded out of the same dough but not baked in the same oven. -Yiddish proverb
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