veg·e·tate

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• veg|e|tate — «VEHJ uh tayt», intransitive verb, tat|ed, tat|ing. 1. to grow or develop as plants do: »One really lives nowhere; one does but vegetate (Fanny Burney). 2. Figurative. to live with very little action, thought, or feeling; exist without material… …   Useful english dictionary

• re|veg|e|tate — «ree VEHJ uh tayt», intransitive verb, tat|ed, tat|ing. 1. to grow again. 2. to grow plants again; become green with plants again. –re´veg|e|ta´tion, noun …   Useful english dictionary

• veg — veg·e·ta·blize; veg·e·ta·bly; veg·e·tal·ize; veg·e·tar·i·an·ism; veg·e·tate; veg·e·ta·tion; veg·e·ta·tion·al; veg·e·ta·tion·less; veg·e·ta·tive; veg·e·tive; veg·gie; veg; veg·e·ta·ble; veg·e·tar·i·an; veg·e·ta·tive·ly; veg·e·ta·tive·ness; veg·ie; …   English syllables

• tate — ab·i·e·tate; ac·e·tate; ace·to·ac·e·tate; acon·i·tate; adap·tate; ag·i·tate; am·i·tate; am·pu·tate; an·no·tate; an·ti·pros·tate; ar·chon·tate; ar·gen·tate; aris·tate; as·par·tate; aus·cul·tate; cav·i·tate; ce·ro·tate; cho·ris·tate; co·arc·tate;… …   English syllables

• re´veg|e|ta´tion — re|veg|e|tate «ree VEHJ uh tayt», intransitive verb, tat|ed, tat|ing. 1. to grow again. 2. to grow plants again; become green with plants again. –re´veg|e|ta´tion, noun …   Useful english dictionary

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• vegetate — veg·e·tate …   English syllables

• vegetate — veg|e|tate [ˈvedʒıteıt] v [I] [Date: 1600 1700; : Medieval Latin; Origin: , past participle of vegetare; VEGETABLE] to live without doing much physical or mental activity and to feel bored as a result ▪ I was determined when I retired that I wasn …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• vegetate — veg|e|tate [ vedʒə,teıt ] verb intransitive 1. ) to be lazy or not active 2. ) TECHNICAL to start producing leaves or flowers …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• vegetate — veg•e•tate [[t]ˈvɛdʒ ɪˌteɪt[/t]] v. i. tat•ed, tat•ing 1) to grow as or like a plant 2) to lead an inactive life without much physical, mental, or social activity • Etymology: 1595–1605; < L vegetātus, ptp. of vegetāre to quicken, enliven, der …   From formal English to slang