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Get to know Accrete better with 5 real example sentences, the meaning and synonyms like blend or conglomerate.

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Accrete in a sentence

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Accrete | Accreted | Accretes

Accrete meaning

  1. To grow together, combine; to fuse.
  2. To adhere; to grow or to be added to gradually.
  3. To make adhere; to add; to make larger or more, as by growing.

Synonyms of Accrete

blend conglomerate cumulate accumulate merge combine meld coalesce fuse immix commingle conflate mix flux pile up

Related words

Other words often associated with Accrete or its synonyms:

amass combining increase gather unify mixture mingle hoard intermix unite combination intermingle

Using Accrete

  • The main meaning on this page is: To grow together, combine; to fuse. | To adhere; to grow or to be added to gradually. | To make adhere; to add; to make larger or more, as by growing.
  • Useful related words include: blend, conglomerate, cumulate, accumulate.
  • In the example corpus, accrete often appears in combinations such as: to accrete.

Context around Accrete

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 24.4 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 2 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 5 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

gradually 1× steadily 1×

Often after:

enough 1× matter 1×

Sentence patterns with Accrete

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

stars will accrete enough material 1× tend to accrete while unstabilized 1× them to accrete into a 1× will gradually accrete 1× will steadily accrete matter from 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

as a result 1× between mars and 1× in several hundred 1× over long periods 1× well i think 1×

Common sentence endings:

at their cores 1× into a planet 1× its temperature increases 1× of the coastline 1× will gradually accrete 1×

Words around Accrete

Just before it in the word index:

accredits 15 accreditors 3 accreditor 4 accrediting 19 accredited 425 accreditations 10

Just after it in the word index:

accreted 24 accretes 4 accreting 9 accretion 83 accretional 2 accretions 5

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaas 7 aacc 7 aacs 7 aafes 7 aah 7 aankh 7

Corpus analysis for Accrete

  • In this selection, "accrete" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, gradually, steadily, enough and matter stand out and add context to how "accrete" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include stars will accrete enough material and tend to accrete while unstabilized. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "accrete" sits close to words such as aaas, aacc and aacs, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with accrete

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Well I think our view continues to be that they will gradually accrete. (13 words)

In several hundred thousand years, some of the forming stars will accrete enough material to trigger nuclear fusion at their cores. (21 words)

Between Mars and Jupiter, however, gravitational perturbations from Jupiter imbued the protoplanets with too much orbital energy for them to accrete into a planet. (24 words)

Longer example sentences

As a result, the white dwarf will steadily accrete matter from the companion's outer atmosphere; the white dwarf consists of degenerate matter, so the accreted hydrogen does not inflate as its temperature increases. (34 words)

Over long periods of time, well stabilized foreshore areas will tend to accrete, while unstabilized foreshores will tend to erode, leading to substantial changes in the shape of the coastline. (30 words)

Between Mars and Jupiter, however, gravitational perturbations from Jupiter imbued the protoplanets with too much orbital energy for them to accrete into a planet. (24 words)

Example sentences (5)

In several hundred thousand years, some of the forming stars will accrete enough material to trigger nuclear fusion at their cores.

Well I think our view continues to be that they will gradually accrete.

As a result, the white dwarf will steadily accrete matter from the companion's outer atmosphere; the white dwarf consists of degenerate matter, so the accreted hydrogen does not inflate as its temperature increases.

Between Mars and Jupiter, however, gravitational perturbations from Jupiter imbued the protoplanets with too much orbital energy for them to accrete into a planet.

Over long periods of time, well stabilized foreshore areas will tend to accrete, while unstabilized foreshores will tend to erode, leading to substantial changes in the shape of the coastline.

Common combinations with accrete

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

  • to accrete 2×

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "accrete" in a sentence?
An example: "In several hundred thousand years, some of the forming stars will accrete enough material to trigger nuclear fusion at their cores." This page contains 5 example sentences with the word "accrete" from authentic English texts.
What does "accrete" mean?
Accrete means: To grow together, combine; to fuse.
What are synonyms of "accrete"?
Common synonyms of "accrete" include: blend, conglomerate, cumulate, accumulate, merge, combine, meld, coalesce. Plus 7 more synonyms.
How many example sentences with "accrete" are there?
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