English verb: accrete |
1. | accrete (change) grow together (of plants and organs) |
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| Samples | After many years the rose bushes grew together.
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| Pattern of use | Something ----s |
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| Broader (hypernym) | blend, coalesce, combine, commingle, conflate, flux, fuse, immix, meld, merge, mix |
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| Domain category | flora, plant, plant life |
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2. | accrete (change) grow or become attached by accretion |
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| Samples | The story accreted emotion.
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| Pattern of use | Something ----s something |
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| Broader (hypernym) | accumulate, amass, conglomerate, cumulate, gather, pile up |
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