Incubate - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈɪŋkjʊbeɪt|  American pronunciation of the word incubate
Brit.  |ˈɪŋkjʊbeɪt|  British pronunciation of the word incubate

verb

- grow under conditions that promote development
- sit on (eggs) (syn: brood, cover, hatch)

Extra examples

The female bird incubates the eggs.

The eggs needs to incubate for two weeks.

Researchers incubated the cells in the laboratory.

The cultures must incubate for five more days.

The virus will incubate in the body for several days before the patient experiences any symptoms.

Hepatitis has a long incubation period.

Word forms

verb
I/you/we/they: incubate
he/she/it: incubates
present participle: incubating
past tense: incubated
past participle: incubated
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