germinate (redirected from germinator)

ger·mi·nate  (jûrm-nt) v. ger·mi·nat·ed, ger·mi·nat·ing, ger·mi·nates v.tr. To cause to sprout or grow. v.intr. 1. To begin to sprout or grow. 2. To come into existence: An idea germinated in his mind. [Latin germinre, germint-, to sprout, from germen, germin-, sprout, bud; see gen- in Indo-European roots.] germi·nation n. germi·native adj. germi·nator n.

germinate germination of a bean seed

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germinate [ˈdʒɜːmɪˌneɪt]

vb

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) to cause (seeds or spores) to sprout or (of seeds or spores) to sprout or form new tissue following increased metabolism

2. to grow or cause to grow; develop

3. to come or bring into existence; originate the idea germinated with me

[from Latin germināre to sprout; see germ]

germinable , germinative adj

germination  n

germinator  n

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	germinate - produce buds, branches, or germinate; "the potatoes sprouted" bourgeon, burgeon forth, sprout, spud, pullulate, shoot grow - increase in size by natural process; "Corn doesn't grow here"; "In these forests, mushrooms grow under the trees"; "her hair doesn't grow much anymore" germinate - cause to grow or sprout; "the plentiful rain germinated my plants"
	2.	germinate - work out; "We have developed a new theory of evolution" evolve, develop create by mental act, create mentally - create mentally and abstractly rather than with one's hands develop - make something new, such as a product or a mental or artistic creation; "Her company developed a new kind of building material that withstands all kinds of weather"; "They developed a new technique"
	3.	germinate - cause to grow or sprout; "the plentiful rain germinated my plants" grow - cause to grow or develop; "He grows vegetables in his backyard" bourgeon, burgeon forth, germinate, sprout, spud, pullulate, shoot - produce buds, branches, or germinate; "the potatoes sprouted"

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germinate

verb

1. sprout, grow, shoot, develop, generate, swell, bud, vegetate Some seed varieties germinate very quickly.

2. develop, grow, progress, generate, evolve, originate He wrote to Eliot about an idea that was germinating in his mind.

Translations

germinate [ˈdʒɜːmɪneɪt] VI [seed, idea] → germinar

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germinate [ˈdʒɜː^rmɪneɪt]

vi

[seed] → germer

[idea, plan] → germer; [feeling] → naître

vt [+ seed] → faire germer

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germinate

vi → keimen; (fig) → aufkeimen (geh); he let the idea germinate in his mind → er ließ die Idee in sich (dat) → keimen

vt (lit, fig) → keimen lassen

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germinate [ˈdʒɜːmɪˌneɪt] vi → germinare, germogliare

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germinate [ˈdʒɜːmɪˌneɪt] vi → germinare, germogliare

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germinate

v germinate [ˈdʒəːmineit]

to (cause eg a seed to) begin to grow. ontkiem يُنْبِت покълвам klíčit spire keimen βλαστάνω, φυτρώνω germinar idandama, idanema شکفتن itää (faire) germer לנבוט उगना, अंकुरित होना proklijati csíráztat menyemaikan spíra germinare, far germinare 発芽する 발아하다 dygti, daiginti dīgt; rasties bercambah (doen) spire (fram) kiełkować, doprowadzić do kiełkowania germinar a germina прорастать klíčiť kliti klijati [] gro (spira) เริ่มเจริญเติบโต filizlenmek, gelişmeye başlamak (使)萌芽 проростати کونپل نکلنا nảy mầm 使发芽

n germiˈnation

ontkieming إنْبات развитие klíčení spiring das Keimen βλάστηση germinación idanemine به وجود آمدن و رشد itäminen germination נביטה उगना klijanje (ki)csírázás persemaian spírun germinazione 発芽 발아 dygimas, daiginimas dīgšana; rašanās percambahan ontkieming spiring kiełkowanie germinação germinare прорастание;зарождение klíčenie klitje klijanje groning, uppspirande การเจริญเติบโต filizlenme, gelişme 萌芽 проростання کونپل پھوٹنے کا عمل sự nảy mầm 萌芽