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vegetate (verb)

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  • vegetate — ► VERB 1) live or spend a period of time in a dull, inactive, unchallenging way. 2) dated (of a plant or seed) grow or sprout. ORIGIN Latin vegetare enliven …   English terms dictionary

  • vegetate — verb ( tated; tating) Etymology: Medieval Latin vegetatus, past participle of vegetare to grow Date: 1605 intransitive verb 1. a. to grow in the manner of a plant; also to grow exuberantly or with proliferation of fleshy or warty outgrowths b. to …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • vegetate — verb a) To grow or sprout. b) To spread abnormally …   Wiktionary

  • vegetate — verb 1》 live or spend a period of time in a dull, inactive, unchallenging way. 2》 dated (of a plant or seed) grow or sprout. Origin C17 (earlier (ME) in vegetative): from L. vegetat , vegetare enliven …   English new terms dictionary

  • vegetate — verb (I) not to do anything and feel bored because there is nothing interesting for you to do: I got fed up with vegetating at home …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • vegetate — verb ever since school ended, he just vegetates Syn: do nothing, relax, rest, idle, languish, laze, lounge, loll; stagnate; informal veg, bum around, hang out, zone out, lollygag …   Thesaurus of popular words

  • vegetate — UK [ˈvedʒəteɪt] / US [ˈvedʒəˌteɪt] verb [intransitive] Word forms vegetate : present tense I/you/we/they vegetate he/she/it vegetates present participle vegetating past tense vegetated past participle vegetated 1) to be lazy or not active 2)… …   English dictionary

  • vegetate — veg|e|tate [ vedʒə,teıt ] verb intransitive 1. ) to be lazy or not active 2. ) TECHNICAL to start producing leaves or flowers …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • vegetate — [[t]ve̱ʤɪteɪt[/t]] vegetates, vegetating, vegetated VERB If someone vegetates, they spend their time doing boring or worthless things. He spends all his free time at home vegetating in front of the TV …   English dictionary

  • vegetate — /ˈvɛdʒəteɪt / (say vejuhtayt) verb (i) (vegetated, vegetating) 1. to live in an inactive, passive, or unthinking way: *she had lived a peaceful, if vegetating life ordering her small household –nourma handford, 1953. 2. Pathology (of a wart,… …  

  • vege out — verb engage in passive relaxation After a hard day s work, I vegetate in front of the television • Syn: ↑vegetate • Derivationally related forms: ↑vegetative (for: ↑vegetate), ↑vegetation ( …   Useful english dictionary

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