accrete
verb
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
- Line style
- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
- Direction
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Senses
Sense 1 verb
grow together (of plants and organs)
After many years the rose bushes grew together
Types & categories
- mix hypernym
Related & opposite
- accretive derivation
- plant life domain topic
Sense 2 verb
grow or become attached by accretion
The story accreted emotion
Types & categories
- conglomerate hypernym
Related & opposite
- accumulation derivation
- accretion derivation
- accretive derivation
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | accretive |
| 1 | domain topic | Related & opposite | plant life |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | mix |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | accumulation |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | accretion |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | accretive |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | conglomerate |