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germinate in Finnish

germinate in Finnish is itää, idättää — germinate means for a seed, to start growing and send out roots and leaves.

germinate in Finnish

itää
verb
(intransitive, botany, horticulture) Of a seed, to begin to grow, to sprout roots and leaves.
itää
verb
(transitive) To cause to grow; to produce.
idättää
verb
(transitive) To cause to grow; to produce.

What does "germinate" mean?

  1. verb For a seed, to start growing and send out roots and leaves.
  2. verb To make something start growing, or to produce it.
    "These were business hours, and a feeling of loneliness crept over him, perhaps germinated by his sight of the illustrated papers, and accentuated by an attempted perusal of them."
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germinate in a sentence

  • These were business hours, and a feeling of loneliness crept over him, perhaps germinated by his sight of the illustrated papers, and accentuated by an attempted perusal of them.

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What is "germinate" in Finnish?
"germinate" in Finnish is itää, idättää. germinate means: For a seed, to start growing and send out roots and leaves.
Are there other ways to say "germinate" in Finnish?
Yes — Finnish has 2 translations listed for "germinate": itää, idättää.
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