INCUBATE

brood, hatch, cover, incubate

(verb) sit on (eggs); “Birds brood”; “The female covers the eggs”

incubate

(verb) grow under conditions that promote development

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

incubate (third-person singular simple present incubates, present participle incubating, simple past and past participle incubated)

(transitive) To brood, raise, or maintain eggs, organisms, or living tissue through the provision of ideal environmental conditions.

Anagrams

• cubanite

Source: Wiktionary


In"cu*bate, v. i. & t. [imp. & p. p. Incubated; p. pr. & vb. n. Incubating.] Etym: [L. incubatus, p. p. incubare to lie on; pref. in- in, on + cubare to lie down. Cf. Cubit, Incumbent.]

Definition: To sit, as on eggs for hatching; to brood; to brood upon, or keep warm, as eggs, for the purpose of hatching.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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