Definitions for germinate
ˈdʒɜr məˌneɪtger·mi·nate

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. shoot, spud, germinate, pullulate, bourgeon, burgeon forth, sproutverb

   produce buds, branches, or germinate

   "the potatoes sprouted"

2. evolve, germinate, developverb

   work out

   "We have developed a new theory of evolution"

3. germinateverb

   cause to grow or sprout

   "the plentiful rain germinated my plants"

WiktionaryRate this definition:3.0 / 1 vote

1. germinateverb

   To sprout or produce buds.

2. germinateverb

   To cause to grow.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. To GERMINATEverb

   To sprout; to shoot; to bud; to put forth.

   Etymology: germino, Latin.

   This action is furthered by the chalcites, which hath within a spirit that will put forth and germinate, as we see in chymical trials. Francis Bacon, Natural History.

   The seeds of all kinds of vegetables being planted near the surface of the earth, in a convenient soil, amongst matter proper for the formation of vegetables, would germinate, grow up, and replenish the face of the earth. John Woodward, Na. Hist.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. germinate

   Germination is the process by which an organism grows from a seed or spore. The term is applied to the sprouting of a seedling from a seed of an angiosperm or gymnosperm, the growth of a sporeling from a spore, such as the spores of fungi, ferns, bacteria, and the growth of the pollen tube from the pollen grain of a seed plant.

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1. germinate

   To germinate is the process by which a plant or fungus emerges from a seed or spore, respectively, and begins to grow. This biological process typically happens when the seed or spore is in a suitable environment with the necessary conditions like warmth, water, and light. This term can also be used metaphorically to describe the beginning or development of an idea or process.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. Germinateverb

   to sprout; to bud; to shoot; to begin to vegetate, as a plant or its seed; to begin to develop, as a germ

2. Germinateverb

   to cause to sprout

3. Etymology: [L. germinatus, p. p. of germinare to sprout, fr. germen. See Germ.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Germinate

   jėrm′in-āt, v.i. to spring from a germ: to begin to grow.—v.t. to produce.—adj. Germ′inant, sprouting: sending forth germs or buds.—n. Germinā′tion.—adj. Germ′inative. [L. germināre, -ātum—germen, a bud.]

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Anagrams for germinate »

1. reteaming

2. gramenite

3. germanite

4. mangerite

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of germinate in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of germinate in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of germinate in a Sentence

1. Albert Einstein:

   When the Special Theory of Relativity began to germinate in me, I was visited by all sorts of nervous conflicts... I used to go away for weeks in a state of confusion.

2. Eric Hoffer:

   However much we talk of the inexorable laws governing the life of individuals and of societies, we remain at the bottom convinced that in human affairs everything in more or less fortuitous. We do not even believe in the inevitability of our own death. Hence the difficulty of deciphering the present, of detecting the seeds of things to come as they germinate before our eyes. We are not attuned to seeing the inevitable.

3. Ron Magill:

   The seeds from the fruits that they eat germinate after going through their digestive system and then are deposited throughout their range to' plant' future trees.

4. Oscar Auliq-Ice:

   There’s always something that you sacrifice with each of your choices. When you choose you and your dreams, and you commit to them no matter what, you sacrifice the excuses, the stories, the old limiting beliefs; providing a rich ground of fertile soil for the seeds of your dreams to germinate.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=germinate
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Germinate
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=germinate
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germinate
5. ^ ChatGPT
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6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/germinate
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=germinate