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- pronunciation:
- juhr
mih
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- features:
- Word Combinations (verb), Word Explorer
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transitive verb & intransitive verb |
| inflections: |
germinates, germinating, germinated |
| definition: |
to start or cause to start a process of growth or development; sprout.
The seeds will germinate if they get enough water and sunlight.Ideas for her new novel germinated during her travels in Africa.- synonyms:
- burgeon, develop, grow, pullulate, sprout
- similar words:
- flourish, root, shoot, take root, thrive, vegetate
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| related words: |
bloom, blossom, bud, develop, root, spring |
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| derivations: |
germination (n.), germinator (n.) |
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