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ger|mi|nate — «JUR muh nayt», verb, nat|ed, nat|ing. –v.i. to begin to grow or develop; sprout: »Seeds germinate in the spring. Figurative. Many new ideas germinated from e invention of the telegraph. –v.t. to cause to grow or develop: »Warmth, moisture, and… … Useful english dictionary
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ger´mi|na´tor — ger|mi|nate «JUR muh nayt», verb, nat|ed, nat|ing. –v.i. to begin to grow or develop; sprout: »Seeds germinate in the spring. Figurative. Many new ideas germinated from e invention of the telegraph. –v.t. to cause to grow or develop: »Warmth,… … Useful english dictionary
nate — ace·to·pro·pi·o·nate; ad·nate; ag·mi·nate; al·bu·mi·nate; al·gi·nate; al·loph·a·nate; an·ten·nate; an·ti·mo·nate; ap·pla·nate; ar·se·nate; as·so·nate; bom·bi·nate; cach·in·nate; cal·ci·nate; car·nate; cir·ci·nate; com·mi·nate; com·pag·i·nate;… … English syllables
ger — ag·ger; an·ger·ly; ar·mi·ger; as·trol·o·ger; au·ger; aus·trin·ger; bag·ger; bal·in·ger; bee·ger·ite; ber·ger; boot·leg·ger; bött·ger; bou·lan·ger·ite; brag·ger; braun·schwei·ger; brev·i·ger; brög·ger·ite; bud·ger·ee; bud·ger·i·gar; bud·ger·ow;… … English syllables
Nate Brooks — Olympic medal record Men’s boxing Competitor for the United States Gold Helsinki 1952 … Wikipedia
re´ger|mi|na´tion — re|ger|mi|nate «ree JUR muh nayt», intransitive verb, nat|ed, nat|ing. to germinate again: »This tree regerminates perpetually (Thomas Taylor). –re´ger|mi|na´tion, noun … Useful english dictionary
germinate — ger•mi•nate [[t]ˈdʒɜr məˌneɪt[/t]] v. nat•ed, nat•ing 1) to begin to grow or develop 2) bot a) to develop into a plant or individual, as a seed, spore, or bulb b) to put forth shoots; sprout 3) to come into existence; begin 4) to cause to sprout… … From formal English to slang
germinate — ger·mi·nate jər mə .nāt vb, nat·ed; nat·ing vt to cause to sprout or develop vi to begin to grow: SPROUT ger·mi·na·tion .jər mə nā shən n … Medical dictionary
germinate — ger|mi|nate [ dʒɜrmı,neıt ] verb 1. ) intransitive or transitive to develop from a seed, and begin to grow into a plant, or to make a seed begin to develop into a plant: It s been too cold for seeds to germinate properly. 2. ) intransitive if an… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
