germinate

  • 31germinate — ger•mi•nate [[t]ˈdʒɜr məˌneɪt[/t]] v. nat•ed, nat•ing 1) to begin to grow or develop 2) bot a) to develop into a plant or individual, as a seed, spore, or bulb b) to put forth shoots; sprout 3) to come into existence; begin 4) to cause to sprout… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 32germinate — [c]/ˈdʒɜməneɪt / (say jermuhnayt) verb (germinated, germinating) –verb (i) 1. to begin to grow or develop. 2. Botany a. to develop into a plant or individual, as a seed, or as a spore, bulb, or the like. b. to sprout; put forth shoots. –verb (t)… …

  • 33germinate —   Ilo, kupu.   Also: ōilo, mā au, ho oheu …

    English-Hawaiian dictionary

  • 34germinate — see GERM …

    Word origins

  • 35germinate — v. 1 a intr. sprout, bud, or put forth shoots. b tr. cause to sprout or shoot. 2 a tr. cause (ideas etc.) to originate or develop. b intr. come into existence. Derivatives: germination n. germinative adj. germinator n. Etymology: L germinare… …

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  • 36germinate from — Synonyms and related words: accrue from, arise from, be contingent on, be due to, bud from, come from, come out of, depend on, derive from, descend from, emanate from, emerge from, ensue from, flow from, follow from, grow from, grow out of, hang… …

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  • 37German n — germinate v …

    English expressions

  • 38Germinated — Germinate Ger mi*nate, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Germinated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Germinating}.] [L. germinatus, p. p. of germinare to sprout, fr. germen. See {Germ}.] To sprout; to bud; to shoot; to begin to vegetate, as a plant or its seed; to begin to …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 39Germinating — Germinate Ger mi*nate, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Germinated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Germinating}.] [L. germinatus, p. p. of germinare to sprout, fr. germen. See {Germ}.] To sprout; to bud; to shoot; to begin to vegetate, as a plant or its seed; to begin to …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 40germination — germinate ► VERB ▪ (of a seed or spore) begin to grow and put out shoots after a period of dormancy. DERIVATIVES germination noun. ORIGIN Latin germinare sprout forth, bud , from germen sprout, seed …

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