Acquire vs Accrete - What's the difference?
acquire | accrete |
To get.
To gain, usually by one's own exertions; to get as one's own, as, to acquire a title, riches, knowledge, skill, good or bad habits.
* (Isaac Barrow) (1630-1677)
* (William Blackstone) (1723-1780)
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To grow together, combine; to fuse.
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To adhere; to grow or to be added to gradually.
To make adhere; to add; to make larger or more, as by growing.
Characterized by accretion; made up; as, accrete matter.
(botany) Grown together
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In lang=en terms the difference between acquire and accrete
is that acquire is to gain, usually by one's own exertions; to get as one's own, as, to acquire a title, riches, knowledge, skill, good or bad habits while accrete is to make adhere; to add; to make larger or more, as by growing.As verbs the difference between acquire and accrete
is that acquire is to get while accrete is to grow together, combine; to fuse.As an adjective accrete is
characterized by accretion; made up; as, accrete matter.acquire
English
Verb
(acquir)- No virtue is acquired in an instant, but step by step.
- Descent is the title whereby a man, on the death of his ancestor, acquires his estate, by right of representation, as his heir at law.
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Synonyms
* attain, earn, gain, obtain, procure, secure, winDerived terms
* acquired tasteaccrete
English
Verb
(accret)- Astronomers believe the Earth began to accrete more than 4.6 billion billion years ago.
- (Earle)