gestate

Meaning

  1. (intransitive) To carry offspring in the uterus from conception to delivery.
  2. (broadly, intransitive) To develop an idea.

Pronounced as (IPA)
/d͡ʒɛsˈteɪt/
Etymology

Back-formation from gestation on the basis of -ate (verb-forming suffix).

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