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1. (v.i.) vegetate
to grow as or like a plant.
2. vegetate
to lead an inactive life without much physical, mental, or social activity.
Etymology: (1595–1605; < L vegetātus, ptp. of vegetāre to quicken, enliven, der. of vegetus lively. orig. ptp. of vegēre to give vigor)
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| Definition of 'vegetate' |
Princeton's 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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| Definition of 'vegetate' |
Webster 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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Sense: to live an idle, boring and pointless life
I would like to get a job; – I don't want to vegetate.
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 Afrikaans: vegeteer |
 Arabic: يَعيشُ حَياةً خامِلَه |
 Bulgarian: живуркам |
 Brazilian: vegetar |
 Czech: živořit |
 German: (dahin) vegetieren |
 Danish: vegetere |
 Greek: ζω ανούσια και βαρετή ζωή |
 Spanish: vegetar |
 Estonian: vegeteerima |
 Farsi: گیاه وار زیستن؛ خوردن و خ |
 Finnish: vetelehtiä |
 French: végéter |
 Hebrew: לִחיוֹת חַיִים רֵיקִים |
 Hindi: निष्क्रिय जीवन बिताना |
 Croatian: vegetirati |
 Hungarian: tengődik |
 Indonesian: menganggur |
 Icelandic: lifa tilþrifalausu lífi |
 Italian: vegetare |
 Japanese: 無為に暮す |
 Korean: 무기력하게 살다 |
 Lithuanian: vegetuoti |
 Latvian: veģetēt |
 Malay: menjadikan hidup sso bosa |
 Dutch: vegeteren |
 Norwegian: leve passivt, vegetere |
 Polish: wegetować |
 Portuguese: vegetar |
 Romanian: a vegeta |
 Russian: прозябать |
 Slovak: živoriť |
 Slovenian: životariti |
 Serbian: vegetirati |
 Swedish: vegetera |
 Thai: อยู่เฉย ๆ ไม่ทำอะไร |
 Turkish: amaçsız bir yaşam sürmek |
 Taiwanese: 盲然度日，虛度光陰 |
 Ukrainian: вегетаріанство |
 Urdu: بے کار زندگي گزارنا |
 Vietnamese: sống vô vị |
 Chinese: 无所事事，过单调乏味的生活 |
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