Home › Words › A › accresceaccresce/əˈkrɛs/accresce means to accrue.Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, accresce ranks #1,040 of 42,747 for Qualifying.accresce is pronounced /əˈkrɛs/.EtymologyFrom Latin accrescere. Doublet of accrease. See accrue.verbTo accrue.To increase; to grow.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.accrease 84% match — To increase. vs accresce →accruer 79% match — The act of accruing; accretion. vs accresce →accrescent 77% match — Growing; increasing. vs accresce →accrescence 76% match — Continuous growth; an accretion. vs accresce →accrue 75% match — To increase, to rise vs accresce →accruement 75% match — The act of accruing. vs accresce →accrual 74% match — The act or process of accruing; accumulation. vs accresce →accruing 74% match — An amount that is accrued. vs accresce →