Germinate - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ˈdʒɜːrmɪneɪt|
Brit.
|ˈdʒɜːmɪneɪt|
verb ↓
- produce buds, branches, or germinate (syn: bourgeon, pullulate, shoot, sprout, spud)
- work out (syn: develop, evolve)
- cause to grow or sprout
- work out (syn: develop, evolve)
- cause to grow or sprout
the plentiful rain germinated my plants
Examples
methods used by gardeners to germinate seeds
The idea of setting up his own company began to germinate in his mind.
the plentiful rain germinated my plants
Word forms
verb
I/you/we/they: germinate
he/she/it: germinates
present participle: germinating
past tense: germinated
past participle: germinated
I/you/we/they: germinate
he/she/it: germinates
present participle: germinating
past tense: germinated
past participle: germinated