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单词 vegetate
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
veg•e•tate /ˈvɛdʒɪˌteɪt/USA pronunciation   v. [no object], -tat•ed, -tat•ing. 
  1. to grow as or like a plant.
  2. to lead an inactive life without much physical, mental, or social activity.
veg•e•ta•tive, adj. 

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
veg•e•tate  (vej′i tāt′),USA pronunciation v.i., -tat•ed, -tat•ing. 
  1. to grow in, or as in, the manner of a plant.
  2. to be passive or unthinking;
    to do nothing:to lie on the beach and vegetate.
  3. Pathologyto grow, or increase by growth, as an excrescence.
  • Latin vegetātus (past participle of vegetāre to quicken, enliven), equivalent. to veget(us) lively (origin, originally past participle of vegēre to give vigor) + -ātus -ate1
  • 1595–1605

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
vegetate /ˈvɛdʒɪˌteɪt/ vb (intransitive)
  1. to grow like a plant; sprout
  2. to lead a life characterized by monotony, passivity, or mental inactivity
  3. (of a wart, polyp, etc) to develop fleshy outgrowths
Etymology: 17th Century: from Late Latin vegetāre to invigorate
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