incubate in Finnish
incubate in Finnish is hautoa, pohtia — incubate means to keep eggs, organisms or living tissue under the right environmental conditions in order to hatch, grow or sustain them.
incubate in Finnish
hautoa
(transitive) To brood, raise, or maintain eggs, organisms, or living tissue through the provision of ideal environmental conditions.
hautoa
(transitive, figurative) To incubate metaphorically; to ponder an idea slowly and deliberately as if in preparation for hatching it.
pohtia
(transitive, figurative) To incubate metaphorically; to ponder an idea slowly and deliberately as if in preparation for hatching it.
What does "incubate" mean?
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verb To keep eggs, organisms or living tissue under the right environmental conditions in order to hatch, grow or sustain them.
"The mother dead these fourteen years did incubate in her own bosom the creature who would carry her off."
- verb To let an idea develop slowly in your mind before acting on it.
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incubate in a sentence
- The mother dead these fourteen years did incubate in her own bosom the creature who would carry her off.
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What is "incubate" in Finnish?
"incubate" in Finnish is hautoa, pohtia. incubate means: To keep eggs, organisms or living tissue under the right environmental conditions in order to hatch, grow or sustain them.
Are there other ways to say "incubate" in Finnish?
Yes — Finnish has 2 translations listed for "incubate": hautoa, pohtia.
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