germinate

  • 11germinate — verb 1) the grain is allowed to germinate Syn: sprout, shoot (up), bud; develop, grow, spring up; dated vegetate 2) the idea began to germinate Syn: develop, take root, grow, incubate, emerge …

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  • 12germinate — verb ( nated; nating) Etymology: Latin germinatus, past participle of germinare to sprout, from germin , germen bud, germ Date: 1610 transitive verb to cause to sprout or develop intransitive verb 1. to come into being ; evolve < before Weste …

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  • 13germinate — verb Germinate is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑seed …

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  • 14germinate — ger|mi|nate [ˈdʒə:mıneıt US ˈdʒə:r ] v [Date: 1500 1600; : Latin; Origin: , past participle of germinare to start to grow , from germen; GERM] 1.) [I and T] if a seed germinates, or if it is germinated, it begins to grow = ↑sprout 2.) if an idea …

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  • 15germinate — [[t]ʤɜ͟ː(r)mɪneɪt[/t]] germinates, germinating, germinated 1) V ERG If a seed germinates or if it is germinated, it starts to grow. [TECHNICAL] Some seed varieties germinate fast, so check every day or so... [V n] First, the researchers&#8230; …

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  • 16germinate from — index redound Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 17germinate — germinable /jerr meuh neuh beuhl/, adj. germination, n. germinator, n. /jerr meuh nayt /, v., germinated, germinating. v.i. 1. to begin to grow or develop. 2. Bot. a. to develop into a plant or individual, as a seed, spore, or bulb. b …

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  • 18germinate — verb a) To sprout or produce buds. b) To cause to grow …

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  • 19germinate — ger·mi·nate jər mə .nāt vb, nat·ed; nat·ing vt to cause to sprout or develop vi to begin to grow: SPROUT ger·mi·na·tion .jər mə nā shən n …

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  • 20germinate — Synonyms and related words: blossom, brew, bud, burgeon, burst forth, develop, flourish, gather, gemmate, grow, grow rank, grow up, hypertrophy, increase, leaf, leaf out, leave, luxuriate, mature, mushroom, outgrow, overdevelop, overgrow, overrun …

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