gestate
6 synonyms for gestate, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Verb — To carry a baby or young animal in the womb until birth.
Synonyms
Everyday swaps
Common words most readers know — safe in any writing.
Less common
Still standard English, but they carry more weight.
Rare, literary or technical
Precise, but they will stand out — check the sense before using one.
Etymology
A back-formation from gestation, using -ate (a verb-forming suffix).
Full origin of gestate →