cause to germinate
1cause — cause, causal explanation In non specialist contexts, to ask for the cause of some particular happening is to ask what made it happen, or brought it about. To give a causal explanation is to answer such questions, usually by specifying some prior …
2Germinate — Ger mi*nate, v. t. To cause to sprout. Price (1610). [1913 Webster] …
3germinate — [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 …
4germinate — verb ( nated; nating) Etymology: Latin germinatus, past participle of germinare to sprout, from germin , germen bud, germ Date: 1610 transitive verb to cause to sprout or develop intransitive verb 1. to come into being ; evolve < before Weste …
5germinate — germinable /jerr meuh neuh beuhl/, adj. germination, n. germinator, n. /jerr meuh nayt /, v., germinated, germinating. v.i. 1. to begin to grow or develop. 2. Bot. a. to develop into a plant or individual, as a seed, spore, or bulb. b …
6germinate — ger•mi•nate [[t]ˈdʒɜr məˌneɪt[/t]] v. nat•ed, nat•ing 1) to begin to grow or develop 2) bot a) to develop into a plant or individual, as a seed, spore, or bulb b) to put forth shoots; sprout 3) to come into existence; begin 4) to cause to sprout… …
7germinate — v. 1 a intr. sprout, bud, or put forth shoots. b tr. cause to sprout or shoot. 2 a tr. cause (ideas etc.) to originate or develop. b intr. come into existence. Derivatives: germination n. germinative adj. germinator n. Etymology: L germinare… …
8germinate — verb a) To sprout or produce buds. b) To cause to grow …
9germinate — ger·mi·nate jər mə .nāt vb, nat·ed; nat·ing vt to cause to sprout or develop vi to begin to grow: SPROUT ger·mi·na·tion .jər mə nā shən n …
10germinate — ger·mi·nate || dÊ’Éœrmɪneɪt/ dÊ’ÉœËm v. develop; sprout, bud; cause to sprout …
