vegetate

[ vej-i-teyt ]

/ ˈvɛdʒ ɪˌteɪt /

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verb (used without object), veg·e·tat·ed, veg·e·tat·ing.

to grow in, or as in, the manner of a plant.

to be passive or unthinking; to do nothing: to lie on the beach and vegetate.

Pathology. to grow, or increase by growth, as an excrescence.

Origin of vegetate

1595–1605; <Latin vegetātus (past participle of vegetāre to quicken, enliven), equivalent to veget(us) lively (originally past participle of vegēre to give vigor) + -ātus-ate¹

Words nearby vegetate

vegetably, vegetal, vegetal pole, vegetarian, vegetarianism, vegetate, vegetation, vegetative, vegetative bacteriophage, vegetative endocarditis, vegetative reproduction

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Example sentences from the Web for vegetate

The conditions seem almost ideal for any one who does not wish to do anything, and desires simply to vegetate.
Spontaneous Activity in Education|Maria Montessori
I've been here a month without seeing a soul; I should go mad, if I had to vegetate for another seven months.
Lady Lilith|Stephen McKenna
You can sit down and vegetate for a while, without being called upon to make any intellectual exertion whatever.
Gleanings by the Way|John A. Clark
They are organized and vegetate; but being incapable of sensation, do not properly possess life.
A Philosophical Dictionary, Volume 7 (of 10)|Franois-Marie Arouet (AKA Voltaire)

Egg-plant seed will not vegetate freely without a substantial heat.
Mrs. Hale's Receipts for the Million|Sarah Josepha Hale

British Dictionary definitions for vegetate

vegetate

/ (ˈvɛdʒɪˌteɪt) /

verb (intr)

to grow like a plant; sprout

to lead a life characterized by monotony, passivity, or mental inactivity

pathol (of a wart, polyp, etc) to develop fleshy outgrowths

Word Origin for vegetate

C17: from Late Latin vegetāre to invigorate

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单词	vegetate
释义	vegetate [ vej-i-teyt ] / ˈvɛdʒ ɪˌteɪt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR vegetate ON THESAURUS.COM verb (used without object), veg·e·tat·ed, veg·e·tat·ing. to grow in, or as in, the manner of a plant. to be passive or unthinking; to do nothing: to lie on the beach and vegetate. Pathology. to grow, or increase by growth, as an excrescence. Origin of vegetate 1595–1605; <Latin vegetātus (past participle of vegetāre to quicken, enliven), equivalent to veget(us) lively (originally past participle of vegēre to give vigor) + -ātus-ate¹ Words nearby vegetate vegetably, vegetal, vegetal pole, vegetarian, vegetarianism, vegetate, vegetation, vegetative, vegetative bacteriophage, vegetative endocarditis, vegetative reproduction Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for vegetate The conditions seem almost ideal for any one who does not wish to do anything, and desires simply to vegetate. Spontaneous Activity in Education\|Maria Montessori I've been here a month without seeing a soul; I should go mad, if I had to vegetate for another seven months. Lady Lilith\|Stephen McKenna You can sit down and vegetate for a while, without being called upon to make any intellectual exertion whatever. Gleanings by the Way\|John A. Clark They are organized and vegetate; but being incapable of sensation, do not properly possess life. A Philosophical Dictionary, Volume 7 (of 10)\|Franois-Marie Arouet (AKA Voltaire) Egg-plant seed will not vegetate freely without a substantial heat. Mrs. Hale's Receipts for the Million\|Sarah Josepha Hale British Dictionary definitions for vegetate vegetate / (ˈvɛdʒɪˌteɪt) / verb (intr) to grow like a plant; sprout to lead a life characterized by monotony, passivity, or mental inactivity pathol (of a wart, polyp, etc) to develop fleshy outgrowths Word Origin for vegetate C17: from Late Latin vegetāre to invigorate Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to vegetate loaf, hibernate, decay, weaken, idle, exist, deteriorate, stagnate, languish, shoot, blossom, spring, swell, burgeon, germinate, bloom, bud, go to pot, go to seed
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vegetate

verb (used without object), veg·e·tat·ed, veg·e·tat·ing.

Origin of vegetate

Words nearby vegetate

Example sentences from the Web for vegetate

British Dictionary definitions for vegetate

verb (intr)

Word Origin for vegetate

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