单词 | gestate |
释义 | gestateadj. In course of gestation. ΘΚΠ the world > life > biology > biological processes > procreation or reproduction > pregnancy or gestation > [adjective] > relating to gestative1828 gestate1854 gestatory1889 gestational1896 antenatal1910 prenatal1914 progestational1923 progestogenic1948 1854 S. T. Dobell Balder xxiv. 169 The gendering caves and secrets where thy spring Is gestate, and the summer yet to be Seethes dark. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1899; most recently modified version published online March 2022). gestatev. transitive. To carry in the womb during the period between conception and birth. Also figurative. ΘΚΠ the world > life > biology > biological processes > procreation or reproduction > pregnancy or gestation > carry in womb [verb (transitive)] bearOE breedc1000 enfaunt1483 carry1561 enwomba1616 expect1800 gestate1866 1866 Pall Mall Gaz. 31 May 1 There are mammals..whose progeny leave the womb half gestated. 1886 T. Frost Reminisc. Country Journalist x. 116 [His] mind was then gestating a work of the most original character. Draft additions 1993 b. absol. or intransitive. Also figurative. ΘΚΠ the world > life > biology > biological processes > procreation or reproduction > pregnancy or gestation > be pregnant [verb (intransitive)] goOE to go with childc1300 baga1400 gravidate1623 breed1629 (to be) in an interesting condition1748 gestate1883 expect1906 infanticipate1934 the mind > mental capacity > perception or cognition > faculty of ideation > idea, notion, or concept > come to mind, occur [verb (intransitive)] > develop gestatea1961 1883 Brit. Med. Jrnl. 17 Mar. 502/1 The smaller tapir, which has recently bred in the Gardens, is believed to gestate for double this period. a1961 in Webster's 3rd New Internat. Dict. Eng. Lang. (at cited word) Refusing to write a word of the proposed novel, the author declared that he was gestating. 1975 in Cleese & Booth Compl. Fawlty Towers (1988) 18 Did you know that a female gibbon gestates for seven months? Draft additions 1993 2. intransitive. To develop in the womb; also figurative, to approach completion or maturity. ΘΚΠ the world > life > biology > biological processes > procreation or reproduction > embryo or fetus > embryo development processes > develop in the womb [verb (intransitive)] gestate1966 1966 in Random House Dict. Eng. Lang. 1976 Church Times 3 Dec. 7/1 He soothed his chagrin at the non-arrival of a son (one did eventually gestate) by giving the baby the female equivalent of his own name. 1983 Times 12 Mar. 3/1 The proposals..have been gestating in the Department of Education and Science for the past year. 1984 Economist 14 July 81/3 The embryo formed in this way must still implant and gestate in a woman's womb. Draft additions 1993 geˈstating adj. undergoing or engaged in the process of gestation. ΘΚΠ the world > life > biology > biological processes > procreation or reproduction > pregnancy or gestation > [adjective] greatc1175 with childc1175 with childc1300 baggeda1400 bounda1400 pregnant?a1425 quicka1450 greaterc1480 heavyc1480 teeming1530 great-bellied1533 big1535 boundenc1540 impregnate1540 great-wombeda1550 young with child1566 gravid1598 pregnate1598 pagled1599 enceinte1602 child-great1605 conceived1637 big-bellieda1646 brooding1667 in the (also a) family way1688 in the (also that) way1741 undelivered1799 ensient1818 enwombeda1822 in a delicate condition1827 gestant1851 in pod1890 up the (also a) pole1918 in a particular condition1922 preg?1927 in the spud line1937 up the spout1937 preggy1938 up the stick1941 preggers1942 in pig1945 primigravid1949 preggo1951 in a certain condition1958 gestating1961 up the creek1961 in the (pudding) cluba1966 gravidated- 1961 Amer. Zool. 1 389/2 We studied the effect of EAT [sc. Ehrlich ascites tumour] transplants on the mammary duct epithelium of gestating and lactating mice. 1961 Amer. Zool. 1 389/2 In contradistinction to the stimulation of the gestating gland by the EAT, there was no significant effect of the tumor on the lactating gland. 1987 Oil & Gas Jrnl. 25 May 17/2 How many military engagements will the U.S. undertake to keep rigs out of view of California condominium owners and gestating Porcupine caribou? This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1899; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < |
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