germinate

CEFRC1

/ˈd͡ʒɜː(ɹ)mɪneɪt/

verb

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In plain English

  1. 01

    verb

    For a seed to begin growing.

  2. 02

    verb

    For an idea to begin developing.

Examples

  • Please, explain to me how to germinate Lophophora seeds.

  • Seeds need germination operation to germinate.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
4
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
1

Deep Dive

verb

Extra meanings

  1. To cause to grow; to produce.

  2. Of a seed, to begin to grow, to sprout roots and leaves.

More examples

In context

  • The seed is beginning to germinate.

  • the Chalcites, which hath a Spirit that will put forth and germinate

  • These were business hours, and a feeling of loneliness crept over him, perhaps germinated by his sight of the illustrated papers, and accentuated by an attempted perusal of them.

Synonyms

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Seeds need water and warmth to blank and start growing properly.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

verb

From oblique stem of Latin germen, germinis (“shoot, sprout, bud”) + -ate, from germinātus (“sprouted, budded, grown”), past participle of germinō (“to sprout, bud, grow”), from germen, germinis (“shoot, sprout, bud”).