英语词汇“germinate”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

　

单词	germinate
释义	Trends of germinate View usage for: germinate (dʒɜːʳmɪneɪt) Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense germinates, present participle germinating, past tense, past participle germinated 1. verb If a seed germinates or if it is germinated, it starts to grow. Some seed varieties germinate fast, so check every day or so. [VERB] First, the researchers germinated the seeds. [VERB noun] germination (dʒɜːʳmɪneɪʃən) uncountable noun The poor germination of your seed could be because the soil was too cold. [+ of] 2. verb If an idea, plan, or feeling germinates, it comes into existence and begins to develop. He wrote to Eliot about a 'big book' that was germinating in his mind. [VERB] [Also V + into] Synonyms: develop, grow, progress, generate More Synonyms of germinate More Synonyms of germinate germinate in British English (ˈdʒɜːmɪˌneɪt) verb 1. to cause (seeds or spores) to sprout or (of seeds or spores) to sprout or form new tissue following increased metabolism 2. to grow or cause to grow; develop 3. to come or bring into existence; originate the idea germinated with me Derived forms germinable (ˈgerminable) or germinative (ˈgerminative) adjective germination (ˌgermiˈnation) noun germinator (ˈgermiˌnator) noun Word origin C17: from Latin germināre to sprout; see germ germinate in American English (ˈdʒɜrməˌneɪt) verb intransitive, verb transitiveWord forms: ˈgermiˌnated or ˈgermiˌnating 1. to sprout or cause to sprout, as from a spore, seed, or bud 2. to start developing or growing Derived forms germination (ˌgermiˈnation) noun germinative (ˈgermiˌnative) adjective Word origin < L germinatus, pp. of germinare, to sprout < germen, a sprout, germ Examples of 'germinate' in a sentence germinate Unrealized ideals may germinate seeds of disillusionment. Christianity Today (2000) They can take up to two years to germinate. The Sun (2012) Some throw out ideas like seeds and see which ones germinate. Times, Sunday Times (2012) Seeds germinate well in it and weeds are easily pulled out. Times, Sunday Times (2015) Damage by the tank tracks produced the right ground conditions for it to germinate. Times, Sunday Times (2006) Word lists with germinate terms used in botany In other languages germinate British English: germinate VERB If a seed germinates or if it is germinated, it starts to grow. Some seed varieties germinate fast, so check every day or so. American English: germinate Brazilian Portuguese: germinar Chinese: 形成 European Spanish: germinar French: germer German: keimen Italian: germogliare Japanese: 発芽させる/発芽する Korean: 사상, 감정 등이 싹트다 European Portuguese: germinar Latin American Spanish: germinar 1 (verb) in the sense of sprout Definition to grow or cause to grow Some seed varieties germinate very quickly. Synonyms sprout It only takes a few days for beans to sprout. grow The station had roses growing at each end of the platform. shoot develop generate swell The human population swelled as migrants moved south. bud The leaves were budding on the trees now. vegetate pullulate 2 (verb) in the sense of develop Definition to grow or cause to grow He wrote to Eliot about an idea that was germinating in his mind. Synonyms develop Children develop at different rates. grow We stop growing once we reach maturity. progress He came round to see how our work was progressing. generate The minister said the reforms would generate new jobs. evolve Popular music evolved from folk songs. originate No-one knows who originated this story. Additional synonyms in the sense of bud The leaves were budding on the trees now. Synonyms develop, grow, shoot, sprout, burgeon, mature, germinate, burst forth, pullulate in the sense of evolve Definition (of animal or plant species) to undergo evolution Popular music evolved from folk songs. Synonyms grow, develop, advance, progress, mature in the sense of generate Definition to produce or create The minister said the reforms would generate new jobs. Synonyms produce, create, make, form, cause, initiate, bring about, originate, give rise to, engender, whip up Synonyms of 'germinate' germinate Explore 'germinate' in the dictionary Additional synonyms in the sense of grow Definition (of a plant) to exist and increase in size The station had roses growing at each end of the platform. Synonyms spring up, shoot up, develop, flourish, sprout, germinate, vegetate in the sense of grow Definition (of a person or animal) to increase in size and develop physically We stop growing once we reach maturity. Synonyms develop, fill out, get bigger, get taller in the sense of originate Definition to come or bring (something) into existence No-one knows who originated this story. Synonyms invent, produce, create, form, develop, design, launch, set up, introduce, imagine, institute, generate, come up with (informal), pioneer, evolve, devise, initiate, conceive, bring about, formulate, give birth to, contrive, improvise, dream up (informal), inaugurate, think up, set in motion in the sense of progress Definition to become more advanced or skilful He came round to see how our work was progressing. Synonyms develop, improve, advance, better, increase, grow, gain, get on, come on, mature, blossom, roll up, ameliorate in the sense of shoot Definition (of a plant) to sprout (a new growth) Synonyms sprout, bud, burgeon, germinate, put forth new growth in the sense of swell Definition (of an emotion) to become more intense The human population swelled as migrants moved south. Synonyms increase, rise, grow, mount, expand, surge, step up, accelerate, escalate, multiply, grow larger
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