Meaning of GERMINATE
| Pronunciation: | | 'jurmu`neyt
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- [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"
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| | Synonyms: | | bourgeon, burgeon forth, develop, evolve, pullulate, shoot, sprout, spud |
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| | See Also: | | create by mental act, create mentally, grow | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\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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| | Related Terms: | | 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 |
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