vegetate

veg·e·tate  (vj-tt)

intr.v. veg·e·tat·ed, veg·e·tat·ing, veg·e·tates

1. To grow or sprout as a plant does.

2. Pathology To grow in size or spread abnormally.

3. To exist in a state of physical or mental inactivity or insensibility.

4. Informal To engage in relaxing or passive activities, such as watching television.

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[Latin vegetre, vegett-, to enliven; see vegetable.]

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vegetate [ˈvɛdʒɪˌteɪt]

vb (intr)

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) to grow like a plant; sprout

2. to lead a life characterized by monotony, passivity, or mental inactivity

3. (Medicine / Pathology) Pathol (of a wart, polyp, etc.) to develop fleshy outgrowths

[from Late Latin vegetāre to invigorate]

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	vegetate - lead a passive existence without using one's body or mind live - lead a certain kind of life; live in a certain style; "we had to live frugally after the war"
	2.	vegetate - establish vegetation on; "They vegetated the hills behind their house" grow - cause to grow or develop; "He grows vegetables in his backyard"
	3.	vegetate - produce vegetation; "The fields vegetate vigorously" 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"
	4.	vegetate - grow like a plant; "This fungus usually vegetates vigorously" 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"
	5.	vegetate - grow or spread abnormally; "warts and polyps can vegetate if not removed" grow - become larger, greater, or bigger; expand or gain; "The problem grew too large for me"; "Her business grew fast"
	6.	vegetate - propagate asexually; "The bacterial growth vegetated along" biological science, biology - the science that studies living organisms propagate - multiply sexually or asexually
	7.	vegetate - engage in passive relaxation; "After a hard day's work, I vegetate in front of the television" vege out relax, decompress, unwind, loosen up, slow down, unbend - become less tense, rest, or take one's ease; "He relaxed in the hot tub"; "Let's all relax after a hard day's work"

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vegetate

verb stagnate, idle, loaf, exist, do nothing, deteriorate, languish, moulder, go to seed, be inert, veg out (slang, chiefly U.S.) He spends all his time vegetating in front of the TV.
stagnate grow, develop

Translations

vegetate [ˈvedʒɪteɪt] VI (lit, fig) → vegetar

vegetate [ˈvɛdʒɪteɪt] vi → végéter

vegetate

vi

(lit) → wachsen

(fig) → dahinvegetieren

vegetate [ˈvɛdʒɪˌteɪt] vi → vegetare

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vegetate [ˈvɛdʒɪˌteɪt] vi → vegetare