vegetate
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vegetate
- /ˈvɛd͡ʒɪteɪt/
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Latin vegetātus, perfect passive participle of vegetō (“to enliven, to arouse”), see -ate (verb-forming suffix).
verb vegetates · vegetating · vegetated
- To grow or sprout.
- To spread abnormally.
- To live or spend a period of time in a dull, inactive, unchallenging way. Nor indeed is it likely I shall now ever be able to do more than vegetate, for my few remaining years or months in this or some other solitude. It is literally vegetating, for I have very little locomotive powers beyond those that appertain to a cauliflower.
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verb to live or spend a period of time in a dull, inactive, unchallenging way
| Español | vegetar, apalancarse |
|---|---|
| Português | vegetar |
| Français | végéter |
| Deutsch | vegetieren |
| Italiano | vegetare |
| Русский | прозяба́ть prozjabátʹ |
Talk about this word "vegetate." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/vegetate. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. vegetate. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/vegetate "vegetate." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/vegetate.Cite this
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