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veg·etate (vej′ə tāt′)
intransitive verb vegetated -·tat′·ed, vegetating -·tat′·ing
- to grow as plants
- to exist with little mental and physical activity; lead a dull, inactive life
- Med. to grow or increase in size, as a wart or other abnormal outgrowth does
Etymology: < L vegetatus, pp. of vegetare, to enliven < vegetus, lively < vegere, to quicken, wake; vegetatesenses & infl. by vegetable
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