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Gestate

//d͡ʒɛsˈteɪt// verb

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Verb
  1. 1
    To carry offspring in the uterus from conception to delivery. intransitive

    "In the early 1960s, a study was conducted in which gestating rats were given diets containing the same mineral content of mineral salts or amino acid chelates."

  2. 2
    be pregnant with wordnet
  3. 3
    To develop an idea. broadly, intransitive

    "Philip wondered at that five-year gap. Perhaps it simply proved that a work of genius takes longer to gestate than a work of mere competent brilliance."

  4. 4
    have the idea for wordnet

Etymology

Back-formation from gestation on the basis of -ate (verb-forming suffix).

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