Germinate

Definition of Germinate

Ger´mi`nate

v. i.	1.	To sprout; to bud; to shoot; to begin to vegetate, as a plant or its seed; to begin to develop, as a germ. [imp. & p. p. Germinated ; p. pr. & vb. n. Germinating.]
v. t.	1.	To cause to sprout.

Related Words

blossom, brew, bud, burgeon, burst forth, flourish, gather, gemmate, grow, grow rank, grow up, hypertrophy, increase, leaf, leaf out, leave, luxuriate, mature, mushroom, outgrow, overdevelop, overgrow, overrun, overtop, procreate, put forth, put forth leaves, put out buds, reproduce, riot, root, shoot, shoot up, spring up, sprout up, strike root, take root, thrive, tower, upshoot, upspear, upspring, upsprout, wax

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