incubated

Variant of incubate

incubate definition

in·cu·bate (in′kyə bāt′, iŋ′-)

transitive verb incubated -·bat′ed, incubating -·bat′·ing

  1. to sit on and hatch (eggs)
  2. to keep (eggs, embryos, bacteria, etc.) in a favorable environment for hatching or developing
  3. to cause to develop or take form, as by thought or planning

Etymology: < L incubatus, pp. of incubare, to lie in or upon < in-, in- + cubare, to lie: see cube

intransitive verb

  1. to go through the process of incubation
  2. to develop or take form, esp. gradually

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