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Definition of Gestate
1. Verb. Have the idea for. "Did he gestate his major works over a short period of time?"; "This library was well conceived"
Exact synonyms: Conceive, Conceptualise, Conceptualize
Generic synonyms: Create By Mental Act, Create Mentally
Specialized synonyms: Design, Preconceive, Discover, Find
Derivative terms: Conceiver, Concept, Conception, Concept, Conceptualisation, Conceptualisation, Concept, Conceptual, Conceptualization, Conceptualization, Gestation
Generic synonyms: Create By Mental Act, Create Mentally
Specialized synonyms: Design, Preconceive, Discover, Find
Derivative terms: Conceiver, Concept, Conception, Concept, Conceptualisation, Conceptualisation, Concept, Conceptual, Conceptualization, Conceptualization, Gestation
2. Verb. Be pregnant with. "I am carrying his child"
Exact synonyms: Bear, Carry, Expect, Have A Bun In The Oven
Entails: Conceive
Generic synonyms: Bear, Birth, Deliver, Give Birth, Have
Related verbs: Bear, Birth, Deliver, Give Birth, Have, Expect
Derivative terms: Expectant, Expectation, Gestation, Gestation
Entails: Conceive
Generic synonyms: Bear, Birth, Deliver, Give Birth, Have
Related verbs: Bear, Birth, Deliver, Give Birth, Have, Expect
Derivative terms: Expectant, Expectation, Gestation, Gestation
Definition of Gestate
1. Verb. To carry offspring in the uterus from conception to delivery. ¹
2. Verb. (context: by analogy) To develop an idea. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Gestate
1. to carry in the uterus during pregnancy [v -TATED, -TATING, -TATES]
Medical Definition of Gestate
1. To carry and maintain one or more young within the uterus from the time they are zygotes until they are ready to be born. (09 Oct 1997)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Gestate
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