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< accrescent

accretion >

ac·crete

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VERB:
ac·cret·ed , ac·cret·ing , ac·cretes
VERB:
tr.

To make larger or greater, as by increased growth.

VERB:
intr.

To grow together; fuse.
To grow or increase gradually, as by addition.

ETYMOLOGY:
Back-formation from accretion

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