verbthird conjugation, no passive
accrēscō
accrēscō (present infinitive accrēscere, perfect active accrēvī, supine accrētum)
Classical[akˈkreːs.koː]Ecclesiastical[akˈkrɛs.ko]
Meaning
- to grow, increase
- to grow up
Sed nobis iam paulatim adcrescere puer et exire de gremio et discere serio incipiat.
But now our boy is to grow up little by little and to leave the nursery and begin his education seriouslyc. 35 CE – 100 CE, Quintilianus, Instituio oratoria 1.2.1
Conjugation conjugation 3
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | accrēscō | accrēscēbam | accrēscam | accrēvī | accrēveram | accrēverō |
| 2nd sg. | accrēscis | accrēscēbās | accrēscēs | accrēvistī | accrēverās | accrēveris |
| 3rd sg. | accrēscit | accrēscēbat | accrēscet | accrēvit | accrēverat | accrēverit |
| 1st pl. | accrēscimus | accrēscēbāmus | accrēscēmus | accrēvimus | accrēverāmus | accrēverimus |
| 2nd pl. | accrēscitis | accrēscēbātis | accrēscētis | accrēvistis | accrēverātis | accrēveritis |
| 3rd pl. | accrēscunt | accrēscēbant | accrēscent | accrēvērunt accrēvēre | accrēverant | accrēverint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | accrēscam | accrēscerem | accrēverim | accrēvissem |
| 2nd sg. | accrēscās | accrēscerēs | accrēverīs | accrēvissēs |
| 3rd sg. | accrēscat | accrēsceret | accrēverit | accrēvisset |
| 1st pl. | accrēscāmus | accrēscerēmus | accrēverīmus | accrēvissēmus |
| 2nd pl. | accrēscātis | accrēscerētis | accrēverītis | accrēvissētis |
| 3rd pl. | accrēscant | accrēscerent | accrēverint | accrēvissent |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | accrēsce | — |
| pres. 2nd pl. | accrēscite | — |
| fut. 2nd sg. | accrēscitō | — |
| fut. 3rd sg. | accrēscitō | — |
| fut. 2nd pl. | accrēscitōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | accrēscuntō | — |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | accrēscere | — |
| perfect infinitive | accrēvisse | — |
| future infinitive | accrētūrum esse | — |
| present participle | accrēscēns accrēscente, accrēscentem, accrēscentēs, accrēscentī, accrēscentia, accrēscentibus, accrēscentis, accrēscentīs, accrēscentium | — |
| perfect participle | — | accrēta accrētā, accrētae, accrētam, accrētārum, accrētās, accrēte, accrētī, accrētīs, accrētō, accrētōrum, accrētōs, accrētus |
| future participle | accrētūrus accrētūra, accrētūrā, accrētūrae, accrētūram, accrētūrārum, accrētūrās, accrētūre, accrētūrī, accrētūrīs, accrētūrō, accrētūrōrum, accrētūrōs, accrētūrum | accrēscenda accrēscendā, accrēscendae, accrēscendam, accrēscendārum, accrēscendās, accrēscende, accrēscendīs, accrēscendōrum, accrēscendōs, accrēscendus |
gerundaccrēscendī, accrēscendō, accrēscendumsupineaccrētum, accrētū
ac-cresco (adc.), ēvi, ētum, 3, v. n.,
I. to grow, to become larger by growth, to increase.
I. Lit.:
nobis jam paulatim adcrescere puer incipiat, Quint. 1, 2, 1; so, adcrescens imperator, Amm. 27, 6, 13: eruca, Plin. 11, 32, 37; ib. 35, 41: flumen subito, Cic. Inv. 2, 31, 97; so, nondum adcrescente unda, Tac. A. 2, 8: caespes jam pectori usque adcreverat, id. ib. 1, 19.—Part.: adcretus, in pass. sense, wrapped up, Plin. 11, 32, 37.—b. Of abstract subjects:
valetudo decrescit, adcrescit labor, Plaut. Curc. 2, 1, 4: amicitiam, quae incepta a parvis cum aetate adcrevit simul, Ter. And. 3, 3, 7: dolores, Nep. Att. 21, 4: invidia, Hor. S. 1, 6, 26: magnum facinus, Sen. Ben. 1, 10, 4.— II. Transf., in gen.
A. To be added to by way of increase or augmentation, to be joined or annexed to:
si decem jugera (agri) alluvione adcreverint, Dig. 19, 1, 13, § 14: veteribus negotiis nova adcrescunt, Plin. Ep. 2, 8, 3: sibi adcrescere putat, quod cuique adstruatur, id. Pan. 62, 8: trimetris adcrescere jussit nomen iambeis, Hor. A. P. 252: cum dictis factisque omnibus vana accresceret fides, Liv. 1, 54, 2.—Hence, B. Jurid. t. t., to fall to one, as an increase of his property, Gai. 2, 199; Dig. 12, 4, 12 al.:
jus adcrescendi, the right of increase, Gai. 2, 126; Dig. 7, 2, 1, § 3 al.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
accrēscō (ad-c-) crēvī, crētus, ere,
to grow progressively, increase, become greater: flumen subito: amicitia cum aetate adcrevit, T.: invidia, H. — Meton., to come gradually into being, arise, grow up: dictis factisque vana fides, L. — To be attached to, bestowed on: unde etiam trimetris accrescere iussit (iambus) Nomen iambeis, cum senos redderit ictūs, i. e. (the quickness of) the iambus caused the verse of six feet to be named trimeter, H.
Origins
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂éd
- Proto-Italic*ad
- Proto-Italic*ad-
- Latinaccrēscō
Proto-Indo-European *ḱer- Proto-Indo-European *-sḱéti Proto-Indo-European *ḱreh₁-sḱéti Latin crēscō Latin accrēscō From ad- + crēscō.
Descendants
- Italianaccrescere
- Englishaccreasefrom Old French accreistre
- Englishaccruefrom Old French accreistre
- Frenchaccroîtrefrom Old French accreistre
- Occitanacréisser
- Portugueseacrescer
- Spanishacrecer
- Normanaccreîtrefrom Old French accreistre
In English words that came into English from accrēscō
- accretionaccrētiō
- accrescentaccrescens
- accrescenceaccrescentia
- accresceaccrescere