germinate

Meaning

1. (intransitive) Of a seed, to begin to grow, to sprout roots and leaves.
2. (transitive) To cause to grow; to produce.

Synonyms

sprout

grow

shoot

bud

pullulate

come out

shoot forth

spring up

spud

develop

come up

bourgeon

spring

produce

evolve

emerge

burgeon forth

give rise

have

labor

labour

mother

👩‍🍼

present

provoke

raise

rise

rush

sprouting

vegetate

causing to burst

put forth shoots

pullate

appear

begin to sprout

arise

bear

🐻

birth

breed

bring forth

budding

burgeon

deliver

drop

emit

engender

generate

germ

germination

give

give birth

Translations

germer

germinar

keimen

germinare

kiemen

germinar

βλαστάνω

germinare

ontkiemen

germogliare

filizlenmek

φυτρώνω

germinar

élaborer

bourgeonner

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈd͡ʒɜː(ɹ)mɪneɪt/

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin germinātus, perfect passive participle of germinō (“to sprout”), see -ate (verb-forming suffix).