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- Germinate -
pronounced [jur-muh-neyt]
pronounced [jur-muh-neyt]
verb (used without object)
2. Botany.
3. to come into existence; begin.
1. to begin to grow or develop.
2. Botany.
a. to develop into a plant or individual, as a seed, spore, or bulb.
b. to put forth shoots; sprout; pullulate.
3. to come into existence; begin.
verb (used with object)
5. to cause to come into existence; create.
Origin
1600–10; < Latin germinātus (past participle of germināre to sprout, bud), equivalent to germin- (see germinal) + -ātus -ate1
Related Words
bourgeon, burgeon forth, pullulate, shoot, sprout
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/germinate
4. to cause to develop; produce.
5. to cause to come into existence; create.
Origin
1600–10; < Latin germinātus (past participle of germināre to sprout, bud), equivalent to germin- (see germinal) + -ātus -ate1
Related Words
bourgeon, burgeon forth, pullulate, shoot, sprout
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/germinate
