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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024ger•mi•nate /ˈdʒɜrməˌneɪt/USA pronunciation v., -nat•ed, -nat•ing. - to (cause to) begin to grow or develop, as a seed into a plant: [no object]The seeds germinated in the soil.[~ + object]germinated the seeds.
- to (cause to) come into existence; begin: [no object]a good place to let your ideas germinate.[~ + object]to germinate some unusual ideas.
ger•mi•na•tion /ˌdʒɜrməˈneɪʃən/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024ger•mi•nate (jûr′mə nāt′),USA pronunciation v., -nat•ed, -nat•ing. v.i. - to begin to grow or develop.
- Botany
- to develop into a plant or individual, as a seed, spore, or bulb.
- to put forth shoots; sprout;
pullulate.
- to come into existence;
begin.
v.t. - to cause to develop;
produce. - to cause to come into existence;
create.
- Latin germinātus (past participle of germināre to sprout, bud), equivalent. to germin- (see germinal) + -ātus -ate1
- 1600–10
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