Accrescite

Accrescite is a Latin verb form meaning “increase” or “grow,” produced as the second-person plural present active imperative. It is the imperative used to command more than one person to make something grow, increase, or expand. The underlying verb is accresco, accrescere, which conveys the sense of growth or augmentation.

Etymology and form: Accresco belongs to the Latin verb family built around the root cresco, meaning “to grow.” The present active imperative plural has the ending -ite, a common pattern for many Latin verbs in the present tense. The related infinitive form is accrescere, from which accrescite is derived as the command form.

Usage: In classical and late Latin, accrescite appears in exhortations by leaders, generals, or speakers urging others to boost resources, numbers, or effort. It can apply to troops, harvests, funds, or influence, and is typically found in contexts of mobilization, logistics, or rhetorical instruction. A typical sense is to encourage reinforcement or acceleration of growth or increase.

Examples and cognates: An illustrative Latin phrase is Accrescite copias, meaning “Increase your forces.” The verb's semantic field connects with related Romance-language terms for growth: Italian crescete (you all grow), Spanish crecer (to grow), and French croître (to grow), all tracing back to the same Latin roots around cresco.

See also: accrescere, crescere, and other Latin verbs expressing increase or growth.