verb
germinate
Germinate (verb) means For a seed, to start growing and send out roots and leaves.
verb
1
For a seed, to start growing and send out roots and leaves.
2
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."
— Robert Barr (1913)
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Etymology
From oblique stem of Latin germen, germinis (“shoot, sprout, bud”) + -ate, from germinātus (“sprouted, budded, grown”), past participle of germinō (“to sprout, bud, grow”), from germen, germinis (“shoot, sprout, bud”).
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What is the meaning of germinate?
"germinate" (verb) means for a seed, to start growing and send out roots and leaves.
What is another word for germinate?
Other words for "germinate" include pullulate, spud, bourgeon, evolve, shoot, sprout.
What is the opposite of germinate?
Opposites of "germinate" include decay, die, kill.
What are the different meanings of germinate?
"germinate" has 2 main meanings: 1. For a seed, to start growing and send out roots and leaves; 2. To make something start growing, or to produce it.
