cre-

cre- root words — words with the cre- root

The root cre- comes from Latin cresco, meaning grow. 35 words in Dendril are built from it, including concrete, increase, increased, increases, increasing, increasingly, increment, recruit, recruited, recruiting, recruitment, recruits. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the cre- root

Explore words with cre- — words containing the cre- root and sharing its sense of "grow". Examples include concrete, increase, increased, increases, increasing, increasingly, increment, recruit, recruited, recruiting, recruitment, recruits. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

The cre- root means grow, from Latin cresco. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.