"gestate" meaning in English

See gestate in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /d͡ʒɛsˈteɪt/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-gestate.wav Forms: gestates [present, singular, third-person], gestating [participle, present], gestated [participle, past], gestated [past]
Rhymes: -eɪt Etymology: Back-formation from gestation. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*h₂eǵ-}}, {{back-form|en|gestation}} Back-formation from gestation Head templates: {{en-verb}} gestate (third-person singular simple present gestates, present participle gestating, simple past and past participle gestated)
  1. (intransitive) To carry offspring in the uterus from conception to delivery. Tags: intransitive Categories (topical): Pregnancy Translations (to carry offspring in the uterus): gestar (Catalan), 孕育 (yùnyù) (Chinese Mandarin), κυοφορώ (kyoforó) (Greek), gestare (Italian), gestar (Portuguese), gestar (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-gestate-en-verb-WwQet4sB Disambiguation of Pregnancy: 73 27 Categories (other): English back-formations Disambiguation of English back-formations: 54 46 Disambiguation of 'to carry offspring in the uterus': 97 3
  2. (by extension, intransitive) To develop an idea. Tags: broadly, intransitive Translations (to develop an idea): gestar (Catalan), gestar (Portuguese), gestar (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-gestate-en-verb-aIERJ2d0 Categories (other): English back-formations, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English back-formations: 54 46 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 42 58 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 36 64 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 34 66 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 36 64 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 28 72 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 36 64 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 23 77 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 36 64 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 28 72 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 25 75 Disambiguation of 'to develop an idea': 2 98
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: gestation

Inflected forms

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