Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb accrete

2 senses of accrete

Sense 1
accrete -- (grow together (of plants and organs); "After many years the rose bushes grew together")
       => blend, flux, mix, conflate, commingle, immix, fuse, coalesce, meld, combine, merge -- (mix together different elements; "The colors blend well")

Sense 2
accrete -- (grow or become attached by accretion; "The story accreted emotion")
       => accumulate, cumulate, conglomerate, pile up, gather, amass -- (collect or gather; "Journals are accumulating in my office"; "The work keeps piling up")