Latin · root
crescere
to grow
Words sharing this root
accrueTo build up or be gained gradually over time.concreteSpecific and real rather than abstract or vague.concreteA hard building material made by mixing cement, sand, stone, and water.crescendoA gradual increase in loudness, intensity, or force.crescentA curved shape like a thin moon, tapering to two points.decreaseA reduction in amount, size, or degree, or to become or make smaller.increaseA rise in size, amount, or degree, or to cause such a rise.incrementA small added amount, or an increase by such an amount.