transitive verb
-·tat·ed, -·tat·ing to carry in the uterus during pregnancy
Origin of gestate
back-formation from gestationgestate
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gestate
verb
ges·tat·ed, ges·tat·ing, ges·tatesverb
transitive- To carry within the uterus from conception to delivery.
- To conceive and develop in the mind.
verb
intransitive- To gestate offspring.
- To develop gradually.
Origin of gestate
Back-formation from gestationTHE AMERICAN HERITAGE® DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, FIFTH EDITION by the Editors of the American Heritage Dictionaries. Copyright © 2016, 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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Verb
(third-person singular simple present gestates, present participle , simple past and past participle gestated)
Anagrams
Origin
Back-formation from gestation.
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gestate - Medical Definition
v.
To carry within the uterus from conception to delivery.
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