GERMINATE
shoot, spud, germinate, pullulate, bourgeon, burgeon forth, sprout
(verb) produce buds, branches, or germinate; “the potatoes sprouted”
germinate
(verb) cause to grow or sprout; “the plentiful rain germinated my plants”
evolve, germinate, develop
(verb) work out; “We have developed a new theory of evolution”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
germinate (third-person singular simple present germinates, present participle germinating, simple past and past participle germinated)
(intransitive, botany, horticulture) Of a seed, to begin to grow, to sprout roots and leaves.
(transitive) To cause to grow; to produce.
Anagrams
• germanite, reteaming
Source: Wiktionary
Ger"mi*nate, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Germinated; p. pr. & vb. n. Germinating.] Etym: [L. germinatus, p. p. of germinare to sprout, fr. germen. See Germ.]
Definition: 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.
Definition: To cause to sprout. Price (1610).
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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