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	ger·mi·nate \-məˌnāt, usu -ād.+V\ verb (-ed/-ing/-s) Etymology: Latin germinatus, past participle of germinare to sprout, put forth, from germin-, germen bud, sprout, germ — more at germ *transitive verb* 1. : to cause to sprout or grow < germinate a broad bean on damp flannel — John Percival > 2. : to cause to originate or develop < until recently the university presses germinated no ideas at all — M.S.Watson > *intransitive verb* 1. archaic : to shoot forth like a plant : effloresce < the stone on which the native alum … germinates is black and shining — William Brownrigg > 2. : to begin to grow : sprout — used especially of a spore or seed < the seed … germinates on access of water, air, and warmth — W.F.Ganong > 3. : to come into being : evolve < before Western civilization began to germinate — A.L.Kroeber >
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