gestate

gestate Definition

ges·tate (jes′tāt′)

transitive verb -·tat′ed, -·tat′·ing

to carry in the uterus during pregnancy

Etymology: back-form. < gestation

gestate Usage Examples

Modifying Another Word

not: He knew that something in him had died and whatever was being born had not gestated completely.

Preposition: in

womb: Children, conceived outside the human body, can be gestated in surrogate wombs.

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