What does vegetate mean?
Definitions for vegetate
ˈvɛdʒ ɪˌteɪtveg·e·tate
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Princeton's WordNet
vegetateverb
lead a passive existence without using one's body or mind
vegetateverb
establish vegetation on
"They vegetated the hills behind their house"
vegetateverb
produce vegetation
"The fields vegetate vigorously"
vegetateverb
grow like a plant
"This fungus usually vegetates vigorously"
vegetateverb
grow or spread abnormally
"warts and polyps can vegetate if not removed"
vegetateverb
propagate asexually
"The bacterial growth vegetated along"
vege out, vegetateverb
engage in passive relaxation
"After a hard day's work, I vegetate in front of the television"
Wiktionary
vegetateverb
To grow or sprout.
vegetateverb
To spread abnormally.
vegetateverb
To live or spend a period of time in a dull, inactive, un-challenging way.
ChatGPT
vegetate
To vegetate generally means to exist or live a life with little physical activity, mental engagement, or personal growth, often in a passive or idle manner, similar to the way plants live. It can also refer to the biological process by which a plant or vegetation grows or develops.
Webster Dictionary
Vegetateverb
to grow, as plants, by nutriment imbibed by means of roots and leaves; to start into growth; to sprout; to germinate
Vegetateverb
fig.: To lead a live too low for an animate creature; to do nothing but eat and grow
Vegetateverb
to grow exuberantly; to produce fleshy or warty outgrowths; as, a vegetating papule
Etymology: [L. vegetatus, p. p. of vegetare to enliven. See Vegetable.]
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of vegetate in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of vegetate in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4
Examples of vegetate in a Sentence
If you would be known, and not know, vegetate in a village; If you would know, and not be known, live in a city.
If you would be known, and not know, vegetate in a village If you would know, and not be known, live in a city.
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