| Definitions of 'vegetate' |
Wordnet |
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1. (verb) vegetate
lead a passive existence without using one's body or mind
2. (verb) vegetate
establish vegetation on
"They vegetated the hills behind their house"
3. (verb) vegetate
produce vegetation
"The fields vegetate vigorously"
4. (verb) vegetate
grow like a plant
"This fungus usually vegetates vigorously"
5. (verb) vegetate
grow or spread abnormally
"warts and polyps can vegetate if not removed"
6. (verb) vegetate
propagate asexually
"The bacterial growth vegetated along"
7. (verb) vege out, vegetate
engage in passive relaxation
"After a hard day's work, I vegetate in front of the television"
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| Definitions of 'vegetate' |
Webster 1913 Dictionary |
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1. (verb) vegetate
to grow, as plants, by nutriment imbibed by means of roots and leaves; to start into growth; to sprout; to germinate
2. (verb) vegetate
fig.: To lead a live too low for an animate creature; to do nothing but eat and grow
3. (verb) vegetate
to grow exuberantly; to produce fleshy or warty outgrowths; as, a vegetating papule
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