germinate

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈdʒɜːrmɪneɪt/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈdʒɝməˌneɪt/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(jûrmə nāt′)

Inflections of 'germinate' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
germinates
v 3rd person singular
germinating
v pres p
germinated
v past
germinated
v past p
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germinate vi (plant: begin to grow) (plantas, brotar)germinar vi
 The seeds should germinate in 21 days.
 Las semillas deben germinar en 21 días.
germinate vi figurative (idea, etc.: take seed, begin) (figurado, ideas)germinar vi
 As Eva frosted the cake, an idea of opening her own bakery germinated in her mind.
 Conforme Eva cubría el pastel con merengue, la idea de tener su propia pastelería germinó en su mente.
germinate [sth] vtr (seed: cause to grow)germinar vtr
 Soaking the seeds and keeping them in a damp paper towel will germinate them quickly.
 Remojar las semillas y mantenerlas dentro de una toalla de papel húmeda hará que germinen más rápido.
germinate [sth] vtr figurative (create, develop: an idea) (figurado, idea)hacer germinar loc verb
  desarrollar vtr
 After a long brainstorming session, the partners germinated an idea.
 Después de una sesión larga para hacer una puesta en común, los socios germinaron una idea.
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