germinated

Variant of germinate

germinate definition

ger·mi·nate (-nāt′)

intransitive verb, transitive verb germinated -·nat′ed, germinating -·nat′·ing

  1. to sprout or cause to sprout, as from a spore, seed, or bud
  2. to start developing or growing

Etymology: < L germinatus, pp. of germinare, to sprout < germen, a sprout, germ

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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