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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. [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 cords germinal disc germinal disk germinal epithelium germinal infection germinal localization germinal membrane germinal mosaicism germinal mutation germinal pole

germinal rod germinal streak germinal vesicle germinant germinate (current term) germinate (current term) germinated germinates germinating germination

germination germinations germinative germinative germinative layer germinative layer of nail germine germiness germinesses germine acetates

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