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accrue
verb accrued, accruing
    intr
    1a. To come in addition, as a product, result or development;
      Thesaurus: accumulate, increase, amass, grow, enlarge, be added, collect, gather, build up.
    intr
    1b. To be added as interest.
    2. To collect.
      Example: accrued a collection of antique vases
      Thesaurus: accumulate, amass, collect, gather, build up.
Derivative: accrual
noun
    Etymology: 15c: from French acrue, from Latin accrescere to grow together.

    Phrasal Verb: accrue to someone or something
      To accrue (sense 1) to them or it.To fall to them or it naturally.


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