germinate 音标拼音: [dʒ'ɚmən
, et]
vi . 发芽,萌芽,开始发育
vt . 使发芽,使发达
发芽,萌芽,开始发育使发芽,使发达
germinate v 1 :
produce buds ,
branches ,
or germinate ; "
the potatoes sprouted " [
synonym : {
shoot }, {
spud }, {
germinate }, {
pullulate },
{
bourgeon }, {
burgeon forth }, {
sprout }]
2 :
work out ; "
We have developed a new theory of evolution " [
synonym :
{
evolve }, {
germinate }, {
develop }]
3 :
cause to grow or sprout ; "
the plentiful rain germinated my plants "
Germinate \
Ger "
mi *
nate \,
v .
t .
To cause to sprout . --
Price (
1610 ).
[
1913 Webster ]
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 .
[
1913 Webster ]
48 Moby Thesaurus words for "
germinate ":
blossom ,
brew ,
bud ,
burgeon ,
burst forth ,
develop ,
flourish ,
gather ,
gemmate ,
grow ,
grow rank ,
grow up ,
hypertrophy ,
increase ,
leaf ,
leaf out ,
leave ,
luxuriate ,
mature ,
mushroom ,
outgrow ,
overdevelop ,
overgrow ,
overrun ,
overtop ,
procreate ,
pullulate ,
put forth ,
put forth leaves ,
put out buds ,
reproduce ,
riot ,
root ,
shoot ,
shoot up ,
spring up ,
sprout ,
sprout up ,
strike root ,
take root ,
thrive ,
tower ,
upshoot ,
upspear ,
upspring ,
upsprout ,
vegetate ,
wax
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Germination | Description, Process, Diagram, Stages, Types, Facts . . . Germination, the sprouting of a seed, spore, or other reproductive body, usually after a period of dormancy The absorption of water, the passage of time, chilling, warming, oxygen availability, and light exposure may all operate in initiating the process
GERMINATE Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster The meaning of GERMINATE is to cause to sprout or develop How to use germinate in a sentence