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1 germinate
germinate [ˈdʒɜ:mɪneɪt]* * *['dʒɜːmɪneɪt] 1.transitive verb lit, fig faire germer2.intransitive verb lit, fig germer -
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3 germinate
germinate ['dʒɜ:mɪneɪt](b) figurative faire germer, donner naissance à -
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5 sprout
sprout [spraʊt]1 noun∎ alfalfa sprouts germes de luzerne(b) (Brussels) sprouts choux mpl de Bruxelles(b) (grow → plant, leaves, hair) pousser;∎ he had hair sprouting from his ears des touffes de poils lui sortaient des oreilles∎ satellite TV receivers have sprouted on all the rooftops des antennes paraboliques ont surgi sur tous les toits∎ some lizards can sprout new tails la queue de certains lézards repousse;∎ familiar to sprout a moustache se laisser pousser la moustache□(b) (germinate → seeds, beans, lentils) faire germer∎ hasn't she sprouted up! comme elle a poussé!(b) (appear → towns, factories) pousser comme des champignons, surgir; (→ new community, sect) surgir, naître;∎ a tented city had sprouted up overnight une ville de toile avait poussé ou surgi pendant la nuit -
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ixhua > ixhua-.*\IXHUA v.inanimé, pousser, germer, croître.Angl., to sprout, to germinate (speaking of seed). R.Andrews Introd 447.Cf. âcaixhua = se couvrir de roseaux.tzonixhua = des cheveux, des poils poussent.'ixhua' se dit aussi des cheveux. Sah10,99.des dents, molaires et canines. Sah10,109.du duvet sur les joues. Sah10,111.du jeune arbre, cuahuitl. Sah11,116." notzoncal ixhua ", ma chevelure pousse - salir el cabello (M I 106v.b)." têhuân nixhua ", nous naissons, nous poussons ensemble." zan niman no tlâltitech ixhuaticah in îahmâtlapal ", ses feuilles poussent aussi tout près du sol - its leaves sprout out right next to the earth. Sah11,162." ihcuâc in huel tônaltzitzica ixhua ", quand il fait grand soleil elle pousse - when the sun becomes hot it sprouts. Est dit de la plante tônalxôchitl. Sah11,159." cetl ixhuatoc, cetl pahuetztoc ", de la glace s'est formée, de la glace monte à la surface - ice forms and spreads; ice lies forming a surface. Sah11,106. impers., 'tlaxhuatoc', it lies sprouting.Sah11,106.*\IXHUA avec le préfixe tla-., avoir des abcès." tlaxhuizpahtli, in âquin tlaxhua oncân onmotequilia ", es medicina para los abscesos. Al que tiene abscesos, ahi se le pone. Acad Hist MS 238r = ECN9,130. -
7 pullulate
pullulate ['pʌljʊleɪt]
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Germinate — Ger mi*nate, v. t. To cause to sprout. Price (1610). [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Germinate — Ger mi*nate, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Germinated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Germinating}.] [L. germinatus, p. p. of germinare to sprout, fr. germen. See {Germ}.] To sprout; to bud; to shoot; to begin to vegetate, as a plant or its seed; to begin to develop,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
germinate — I verb become, bud, burgeon, develop, emerge, evolve, flourish, gemmate, generate, germinare, grow, produce, progress, pullulate, sprout, thrive, vegetate, yield II index develop, pullulate, stem ( … Law dictionary
germinate — (v.) c.1600, probably a back formation from GERMINATION (Cf. germination). Earlier germynen (mid 15c.) was from L. germinare. Related: Germinated; germinating. Figurative use from 1640s … Etymology dictionary
germinate — [v] grow bud, develop, generate, live, originate, pullulate, shoot, sprout, swell, vegetate; concept 427 Ant. halt, slow, stop, thwart … New thesaurus
germinate — ► VERB ▪ (of a seed or spore) begin to grow and put out shoots after a period of dormancy. DERIVATIVES germination noun. ORIGIN Latin germinare sprout forth, bud , from germen sprout, seed … English terms dictionary
germinate — [jʉr′mənāt΄] vi., vt. germinated, germinating [< L germinatus, pp. of germinare, to sprout < germen, a sprout, GERM] 1. to sprout or cause to sprout, as from a spore, seed, or bud 2. to start developing or growing germination n. germinative … English World dictionary
germinate — UK [ˈdʒɜː(r)mɪneɪt] / US [ˈdʒɜrmɪˌneɪt] verb Word forms germinate : present tense I/you/we/they germinate he/she/it germinates present participle germinating past tense germinated past participle germinated 1) [intransitive/transitive] biology to … English dictionary
germinate — ger|mi|nate [ dʒɜrmı,neıt ] verb 1. ) intransitive or transitive to develop from a seed, and begin to grow into a plant, or to make a seed begin to develop into a plant: It s been too cold for seeds to germinate properly. 2. ) intransitive if an… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
germinate — verb 1 (I, T) if a seed germinates or if it is germinated, it begins to grow: Carnation seeds will germinate at a low temperature. 2 (I) if an idea, feeling etc germinates, it begins to develop: The idea of forming a business partnership began to … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
germinate — verb 1) the grain is allowed to germinate Syn: sprout, shoot (up), bud; develop, grow, spring up; dated vegetate 2) the idea began to germinate Syn: develop, take root, grow, incubate, emerge … Thesaurus of popular words