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accrue

acc·rue

UK/əˈkɹuː/ US/əˈkɹu/ uncommon obsolete

verb

1.

grow by addition

  • “The interest accrues”
2.

come into the possession of

  • “The house accrued to the oldest son”
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Origin

First attested in mid 15th century. From Middle English acrewen, borrowed from Old French acreüe, past participle of accreistre (“to increase”), from Latin accrēsco (“increase”), from ad (“in addition”) + crēscō (“to grow”). Compare accrete.

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