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Thesaurus: germinate

To sprout; to bud; to shoot; to begin to vegetate, as a plant or its seed; to begin to develop, as a germ.

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  1. v. i. To sprout; to bud; to shoot; to begin to vegetate, as a plant or its seed; to begin to develop, as a germ.
  2. v. t. To cause to sprout.
  3. v. produce buds, branches, or germinate
  4. v. work out
  5. v. cause to grow or sprout
  6. To sprout; to bud; to shoot; to begin to vegetate, as a plant or its seed; to begin to develop, as a germ. Bacon. To cause to sprout. Price (1610).
  7. To sprout; to bud; to shoot; to begin to vegetate, as a plantor its seed; to begin to develop, as a germ. Bacon.
  8. v:100 v. cause to grow or sprout