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Germinate

Germinate Meaning & Definition
Germinate Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Germinate?

[v] produce buds, branches, or germinate; of plants
[v] cause to grow or sprout; "the plentiful rain germinated my plants"
[v] work out; as of a theory or an idea; "We have developed a new theory of evolution"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Germinate: bourgeon | burgeon forth | develop | evolve | pullulate | shoot | sprout | spud

Related Terms | Find terms related to Germinate: 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 | overtop | procreate | pullulate | put forth | put forth leaves | put out buds | reproduce | riot | root | shoot | shoot up | spring up | sprout | sprout up | strike root | take root | thrive | tower | upshoot | upspear | upspring | upsprout | vegetate | wax

See Also | create by mental act | create mentally | grow

Germinate In Webster's Dictionary

\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 develop, as a germ. --Bacon.
\Ger"mi*nate\, v. t. To cause to sprout. --Price (1610).

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