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germinate

/ˈd͡ʒɜː(ɹ)mɪneɪt/

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From oblique stem of Latin germen, germinis (“shoot, sprout, bud”) + -ate, from germinātus (“sprouted, budded, grown”), past participle of germinō (“to sprout, bud, grow”), from germen, germinis (“shoot, sprout, bud”).

verb germinates · germinating · germinated

intransitive Of a seed, to begin to grow, to sprout roots and leaves. the Chalcites, which hath a Spirit that will put forth and germinate
transitive To cause to grow; to produce. These were business hours, and a feeling of loneliness crept over him, perhaps germinated by his sight of the illustrated papers, and accentuated by an attempted perusal of them.

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verb sprout or produce buds

Español	germinar
中文	發芽 /发芽 fāyá
Français	germer
Deutsch	keimen
Italiano	germinare
Ελληνικά	βλαστάνω vlastáno, φυτρώνω fytróno, ξεβλασταρώνω xevlastaróno
Română	germina, încolți
Русский	прорастать prorastatʹ, прорасти́ prorastí
العربية	نَمَا namā

verb cause to grow

中文	產生 /产生 chǎnshēng, 形成 xíngchéng

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@misc{germinate_2026,
  title = {germinate},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/germinate},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}