germinate Meaning, Definition & Usage
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verb produce buds, branches, or germinate
shoot; bourgeon; sprout; spud; pullulate; burgeon forth.
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verb work out
evolve; develop.
- We have developed a new theory of evolution
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verb cause to grow or sprout
- the plentiful rain germinated my plants
WordNet
Ger"mi*nate intransitive verb
Etymology
L.
germinatus, p. p. of
germinare to sprout, fr.
germen. See
Germ.
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Germinated ; present participle & verbal noun Germinating
Definitions
- To sprout; to bud; to shoot; to begin to vegetate, as a plant or its seed; to begin to develop, as a germ.
Bacon.
Ger"mi*nate transitive verb
Definitions
- To cause to sprout.
Price (1610).
Webster 1913
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