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Definition of Germinate

1. Verb. Produce buds, branches, or germinate. "The potatoes sprouted"

2. Verb. Work out. "Did he Germinate his major works over a short period of time?"; "We have developed a new theory of evolution"

3. Verb. Cause to grow or sprout. "The plentiful rain germinated my plants"

Definition of Germinate

1. v. i. To sprout; to bud; to shoot; to begin to vegetate, as a plant or its seed; to begin to develop, as a germ.

2. v. t. To cause to sprout.

Definition of Germinate

1. Verb. To sprout or produce buds. ¹

2. Verb. To cause to grow. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Germinate

1. [v -NATED, -NATING, -NATES]

Medical Definition of Germinate

1. To sprout; to bud; to shoot; to begin to vegetate, as a plant or its seed; to begin to develop, as a germ. Origin: L. Germinatus, p. P. Of germinare to sprout, fr. Germen. See Germ. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Germinate

germinal disks germinal epithelium germinal localization germinal matrix germinal membrane germinal mosaicism germinal mutation germinal pole germinal rod germinal streak

germinally germinant germinants germinate germinated germinates germinating germination germinations germinative

germinative layer germinative layer of nail germine germine acetates germiness germinesses germing germinoma

Literary usage of Germinate

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A First Report on the Relations Between Climates and Crops by Cleveland Abbe (1905)
"Such species can not flourish in cold countries, for if they do germinate there this happens too late in the springtime and they can not ripen their fruits ..."

2. The MAGAZINE of Horticulture, Botany, and All Useful Discoveries and (1860)
"Germinate in 9 days : Marrow-fat peas. Germinate in 10 days: ... Germinate in 27 days: Potatoes. This table shows plainly, fays the German author, ..."

3. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1905)
"Seeds of low vitality germinate much more slowly than seeds of high vitality. Seeds of low vitality are much more affected by unfavorable conditions than ..."

4. An Encyclopædia of Agriculture: Comprising the Theory and Practice of the by John Claudius Loudon (1826)
"For if seeds which naturally ROW themselves, germinate in different climates ... Adanson found that seeds which will germinate in the space of twelve hours ..."

5. The Suburban Horticulturist: Or, An Attempt to Teach the Science and by John Claudius Loudon (1842)
"Very old seeds will, however, sometimes germinate quickly by being steeped for some days in warm water ; and M. Hegel mentions an instance of this, ..."

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