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germinate

🇬🇧 UK/'dʒә:mineit/🇺🇸 US
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Definitions

v.

Of a seed, to begin to sprout and grow; to cause something to develop or take root.

发芽,萌芽;使萌发,使生长

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
germseed, microorganism
+
inconnector
+
ateto make, having
=germinate

Common Collocations

  • 1.germinate seeds种子发芽
  • 2.allow to germinate允许发芽
  • 3.germinate ideas激发想法

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The seeds will germinate within two weeks under proper conditions.

  • 2.

    A new idea began to germinate in her mind during the meeting.

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