'Germinate' definitions:
Definition of 'germinate'
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Definition of 'Germinate'
From: GCIDE
- Germinate \Ger"mi*nate\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Germinated; p. pr. & vb. n. Germinating.] [L. germinatus, p. p. of germinare to sprout, fr. germen. See Germ.] To sprout; to bud; to shoot; to begin to vegetate, as a plant or its seed; to begin to develop, as a germ. --Bacon. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Germinate'
From: GCIDE
- Germinate \Ger"mi*nate\, v. t. To cause to sprout. --Price (1610). [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'germinate'
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- blossom,
- brew,
- bud,
- burgeon,
- burst forth,
- develop,
- flourish,
- gather,
- gemmate,
- grow,
- grow rank,
- grow up,
- hypertrophy,
- increase,
- leaf,
- leaf out,
- leave,
- luxuriate,
- mature,
- mushroom,
- outgrow,
- overdevelop,
- overgrow,
- overrun,
- overtop,
- procreate,
- pullulate,
- put forth,
- put forth leaves,
- put out buds,
- reproduce,
- riot,
- root,
- shoot,
- shoot up,
- spring up,
- sprout,
- sprout up,
- strike root,
- take root,
- thrive,
- tower,
- upshoot,
- upspear,
- upspring,
- upsprout,
- vegetate,
- wax