An article published in Harvard Men’s Health Watch in 2012 shows heavy coffee drinkers live longer. The researchers examined data from 400,000 people and found out that men who drank six or more coffee cups per day had a 10% lower death rate.
ACCRETE
accrete
(verb) grow or become attached by accretion; “The story accreted emotion”
accrete
(verb) grow together (of plants and organs); “After many years the rose bushes grew together”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
accrete (third-person singular simple present accretes, present participle accreting, simple past and past participle accreted)
(intransitive) To grow together, combine; to fuse.
(intransitive) To adhere; to grow or to be added to gradually.
(transitive) To make adhere; to add; to make larger or more, as by growing.
Usage notes
• (to fuse): Used with the word to.
Adjective
accrete (not comparable)
Characterized by accretion; made up
(botany) Grown together
Source: Wiktionary
Ac*crete", v. i. Etym: [From L. accretus, p. p. of accrescere to increase.]
1. To grow together.
2. To adhere; to grow (to); to be added; -- with to.
Ac*crete", v. t.
Definition: To make adhere; to add. Earle.
Ac*crete", a.
1. Characterized by accretion; made up; as, accrete matter.
2. (Bot.)
Definition: Grown together. Gray.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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