"germinate" meaning in English

See germinate in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ˈdʒəːmɪneɪt/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-germinate.wav [UK] Forms: germinate [canonical], germinates [third-person, singular], germinated [past], germinated [past, participle], germinating [present, participle]
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  1. To sprout, grow, produce buds, or put forth shoots.
    Sense id: simple-germinate-en-verb-2WL1sztS
  2. To cause ideas to develop.
    Sense id: simple-germinate-en-verb-lWYqAPDV
     
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