vegetare

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vegetare

/ˌvɛ.d͡ʒɪˈtɛə/ UK
/vɛ.d͡ʒɪˈtɛər/ US

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Attested from the 19th century (see quotation below). Likely a back-formation from vegetarian.

verb vegetares · vegetaring · vegetared

rare To adhere to a vegetarian diet; to eat vegetables and not meat. The dietary of the coming century shall be in harmony with its aspirations and the human race will vegetare.

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"vegetare." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/vegetare. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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vegetare. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/vegetare

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"vegetare." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/vegetare.

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@misc{vegetare_2026,
  title = {vegetare},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/vegetare},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}