germinate

Togerminate is to start to grow, develop or sprout. (verb)

When a plant first begins to sprout buds, this is an example of a time when itgerminates.
When an idea comes up and then starts to be developed and grow, this is an example of a time when the idea germinates.

See germinate in Webster's New World College Dictionary

See germinate in American Heritage Dictionary 4

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