vegetate

Meaning

1. To grow or sprout.
2. To spread abnormally.
3. (informal) To live or spend a period of time in a dull, inactive, unchallenging way.

Synonyms

grow

build up

increase

sprout

augment

vege out

burgeon

bring up

bud

build

check

condition

discipline

educate

establish

full

gather

germinate

goof off

hang out

idle

keep

knock about

laze

produce

propagate

raise

rear

sojourn

stagnate

stay

stay at

stem

swell

train

🚋

abide

zoophyte

bourgeon

bump up

burgeon forth

wax

accrue

attain

bide

boom

💥

breed

bring

Translations

végéter

vegetar

vegetieren

groeien

rumhängen

bitkisel

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈvɛd͡ʒɪteɪt/

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin vegetatum, past participle of vegeto (“I enliven, I arouse”).