Wordiyogestate
🇬🇧 UK/dʒe'steɪt/🇺🇸 US/'dʒesteit/
GREC2
Definitions
v.
To carry offspring in the womb during pregnancy; to develop an idea slowly over time.
怀孕；孕育；酝酿（想法）
🧩 Root Breakdown
Root-derivedCommon Collocations
- 1.gestate offspring孕育后代
- 2.gestate idea孕育想法
- 3.gestate plan孕育计划
Example Sentences
- 1.
Elephants gestate for about 22 months.
- 2.
The pregnancy will gestate for nine months before delivery.
- 3.
The novel gestated in her mind for years before she began writing.