accrue

Antonyms

Etymology

First recorded in the mid 15th century, accrue comes from Middle English acrewen, borrowed from Old French acreüe, the past participle of accreistre (“to increase”), from Latin accrēsco (“increase”), formed from ad (“in addition”) and crēscō (“to grow”). Compare accrete.

Nearby words

• accredited
• accretion
• accrual
• accruing
• acculturation
• accumulate