germinate

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germinate

germination of a bean seed (Rolin Graphics)

v., -nat·ed, -nat·ing, -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 germināre, germināt-, to sprout, from germen, germin-, sprout, bud.]

germination ger'mi·na'tion n.
germinative ger'mi·na'tive adj.
germinator ger'mi·na'tor n.

v

Definition: grow
Antonyms: die, halt, slow, stop, thwart

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Pertaining to germination or to a germ cell.

To sprout.

IN BRIEF: To sprout or make sprout as from a seed, bud, or spore.

Most of the seeds in the seed packet will germinate if they are given water and plenty of sunshine.

Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - få til at spire, lade spire
v. intr. - spire, udvikle sig

Nederlands (Dutch)
ontkiemen, ontwikkelen, (doen) ontstaan

Français (French)
v. tr. - faire germer
v. intr. - germer

Deutsch (German)
v. - keimen, entstehen, zum Keimen bringen, hervorrufen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - (βιολ., μτφ.) βλαστάνω, γεννώ

Italiano (Italian)
germogliare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - germinar, fazer brotar

Русский (Russian)
давать всходы

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - crear, hacer germinar, producir
v. intr. - germinar, brotar, comenzar a crecer o a desarrollarse

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - gro, utvecklas, framkalla

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
使发芽, 使发达, 发芽, 开始发育, 萌芽

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 使發芽, 使發達
v. intr. - 發芽, 開始發育, 萌芽

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 발아시키다, 생기게 하다
v. intr. - 싹이 나다, 감정이 생기다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 芽を出す, 発芽する, 生育し始める, 芽生える, 発生する, 発芽させる

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) ينبت, ينشأ‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮הנביט‬
v. intr. - ‮התפתח, נבט‬

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