When a word is borrowed from another language, it frequently begins by having the same meaning; but with continued use in both languages, the now separate words may accrete disparate connotations.
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Accrete
/əˈkɹiːt/
Synonyms for "accrete" (5 found)
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grow together
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Sample sentences
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The tides cause sand to accrete on the shore.
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Astronomers believe the Earth began to accrete more than 4.6 billion years ago.
Source: wiktionary
According to the reigning hypothesis, about 4.5 billion years ago, shortly after Earth had accreted down into a sphere from its little slub of circumsolar material, another newborn planet [Theia], still shaky on its feet, slammed obliquely into Earth with terrifying force.
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