English-Thai Dictionary

germinate

VI แตกหน่อ  เริ่ม งอก  emerge rise disappear teak-nor

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

GERMINATE

v.i.[L. germino, from germen. ] To sprout; to bud; to shoot; to begin to vegetate, as a plant or its seed.

 

GERMINATE

v.t.To cause to sprout. [Unusual. ]

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

GERMINATE

Ger "mi *nate, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Germinated; p. pr. & vb. n.Germinating.] Etym: [L. germinatus, p. p. of germinare to sprout, fr. germen. See Germ. ]

 

Defn: To sprout; to bud; to shoot; to begin to vegetate, as a plant or its seed; to begin to develop, as a germ. Bacon.

 

GERMINATE

GERMINATE Ger "mi *nate, v. t.

 

Defn: To cause to sprout. Price (161 ).

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

germinate

ger mi nate |ˈjərməˌnāt ˈʤərməˌneɪt | ▶verb [ no obj. ] (of a seed or spore ) begin to grow and put out shoots after a period of dormancy. • [ with obj. ] cause (a seed or spore ) to sprout in such a way. • come into existence and develop: the idea germinated and slowly grew into an obsession. DERIVATIVES ger mi na ble |-nəbəl |adjective, ger mi na tion |ˌjərməˈnāSHən |noun, ger mi na tive |-ˌnātiv |adjective, ger mi na tor |-ˌnātər |noun ORIGIN late 16th cent.: from Latin germinat- ‘sprouted forth, budded, ’ from the verb germinare, from germen, germin- ‘sprout, seed. ’

 

Oxford Dictionary

germinate

germinate |ˈdʒəːmɪneɪt | ▶verb [ no obj. ] (of a seed or spore ) begin to grow and put out shoots after a period of dormancy. • [ with obj. ] cause (a seed or spore ) to germinate. • come into existence and develop: the idea germinated and slowly grew into an obsession. DERIVATIVES germination |-ˈneɪʃ (ə )n |noun, germinative |-nətɪv |adjective, germinator noun ORIGIN late 16th cent.: from Latin germinat- ‘sprouted forth, budded ’, from the verb germinare, from germen, germin- ‘sprout, seed ’.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

germinate

germinate verb 1 the grain is allowed to germinate: sprout, shoot (up ), bud; develop, grow, spring up; dated vegetate. 2 the idea began to germinate: develop, take root, grow, incubate, emerge, evolve, mature, expand, advance, progress.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

germinate

germinate verb 1 the grain is allowed to germinate: sprout, put forth shoots, shoot, shoot up, bud, put forth buds, form /develop buds; develop, grow, spring up, swell; rare burgeon, vegetate, pullulate. 2 the idea of a songwriting partnership began to germinate in his mind: develop, take root, grow, spring up, arise, emerge, evolve, mature, expand, enlarge, spread, advance, progress.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

germinate

ger mi nate /dʒə́ː r mɪnèɪt /動詞 自動詞 〈種子などが 〉発芽する, 発育する ; 〈考えなどが 〉芽生える .他動詞 〈種子など 〉を発芽させる, 発育させる .