• Germinate

    Origin

    Latin germinatus, past participle of germinare ("to sprout").

    Full definition of germinate

    Verb

    1. To sprout or produce buds.
    2. To cause to grow.
      • 1913, w, Lord Stranleigh Abroad Chapter 5, These were business hours, and a feeling of loneliness crept over him, perhaps germinated by his sight of the illustrated papers, and accentuated by an attempted perusal of them.

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