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ger·mi·nate
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məˌneɪt
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verb,
-nat·ed,
-nat·ing.
verb (used without object)
1.
to begin to grow or develop.
2.
Botany
.
a.
to develop into a plant or individual, as a seed, spore, or bulb.
b.
to put forth shoots; sprout; pullulate.
3.
to come into existence; begin.
verb (used with object)
4.
to cause to develop; produce.
5.
to cause to come into existence; create.
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the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.
a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.
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a fool or simpleton; ninny.
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
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Origin:
1600–10;
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Latin
germinātus
(past participle of
germināre
to sprout, bud), equivalent to
germin-
(
see
germinal
) +
-ātus
-ate
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ger·mi·na·ble
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bəl
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adjective
ger·mi·na·tion,
noun
ger·mi·na·tor,
noun
non·ger·mi·nat·ing,
adjective
non·ger·mi·na·tion,
noun
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re·ger·mi·nate,
verb,
-nat·ed,
-nat·ing.
re·ger·mi·na·tion,
noun
un·ger·mi·nat·ed,
adjective
un·ger·mi·nat·ing,
adjective
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