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ges·tate
gestate
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- pronunciation:
- je
steIt
- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, intransitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb)
part of speech: |
transitive verb |
inflections: |
gestates, gestating, gestated |
definition: |
to carry in the uterus following conception.
She gestated the calf twenty days longer than expected. |
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part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
definition 1: |
to experience the gestation process.
That cow has been gestating for five months now. |
definition 2: |
to take shape slowly in the mind, as ideas.
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related words: |
expect |
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