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accrete verb

  /əˈkɹit/ , /əˈkɹiːt/
  • (intransitive) To adhere; to grow or to be added to gradually.
 karttua, kartuttaa, kasaantua, kasvaa yhteen, kasvettua, kerryttää

accrete adjective

  /əˈkɹit/ , /əˈkɹiːt/
  • Characterized by accretion; made up
 kasaantunut, kertynyt, kerääntynyt
  • (botany) Grown together
 kasvettunut

accretion noun

  /ə.ˈkɹi.ʃən/
  • The act of increasing by natural growth; especially the increase of organic bodies by the internal accession of parts; organic growth.
  • (legal) The adhering of property to something else, by which the owner of one thing becomes possessed of a right to another; generally, gain of land by the washing up of sand or soil from the sea or a river, or by a gradual recession of the water from the usual watermark.
 accrétion
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