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   germinate

   /ˈdʒəːmɪneɪt/

   verb

   • 1. (of a seed or spore) begin to grow and put out shoots after a period of dormancy.
   • ▪ cause (a seed or spore) to germinate. Similar sproutput forth shootsshootshoot upbudput forth budsform/develop budsdevelopgrowspring upswellrare:burgeonvegetatepullulate
   • ▪ come into existence and develop: "the idea germinated and slowly grew into an obsession" Similar developtake rootgrowspring upariseemergeevolvematureexpandenlargespreadadvanceprogress

   Word Origin late 16th century: from Latin germinat- ‘sprouted forth, budded’, from the verb germinare, from germen, germin- ‘sprout, seed’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. germinative adjective
   • 2. germinator noun
   • 3. germinable adjective

   Scrabble Points: 12

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