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English Dictionary: germinate	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for germinate
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
germinate v produce buds, branches, or germinate; "the potatoes sprouted" Synonym(s): shoot, spud, germinate, pullulate, bourgeon, burgeon forth, sprout work out; "We have developed a new theory of evolution" Synonym(s): evolve, germinate, develop cause to grow or sprout; "the plentiful rain germinated my plants"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Germinate \Ger"mi*nate\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Germinated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Germinating}.] [L. germinatus, p. p. of germinare to sprout, fr. germen. See {Germ}.] To sprout; to bud; to shoot; to begin to vegetate, as a plant or its seed; to begin to develop, as a germ. --Bacon.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Germinate \Ger"mi*nate\, v. t. To cause to sprout. --Price (1610).