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Definition of Vegetate
1. Verb. Lead a passive existence without using one's body or mind.
2. Verb. Establish vegetation on. "They vegetated the hills behind their house"
3. Verb. Produce vegetation. "The fields vegetate vigorously"
4. Verb. Grow like a plant. "This fungus usually vegetates vigorously"
5. Verb. Grow or spread abnormally. "Warts and polyps can vegetate if not removed"
6. Verb. Propagate asexually. "The bacterial growth vegetated along"
Generic synonyms: Propagate
Derivative terms: Vegetative
7. Verb. Engage in passive relaxation. "After a hard day's work, I vegetate in front of the television"
Generic synonyms: Decompress, Loosen Up, Relax, Slow Down, Unbend, Unwind
Derivative terms: Vegetation, Vegetative
Definition of Vegetate
1. v. i. To grow, as plants, by nutriment imbibed by means of roots and leaves; to start into growth; to sprout; to germinate.
2. v. i. To grow, as plants, by nutriment imbibed by means of roots and leaves; to start into growth; to sprout; to germinate.
Definition of Vegetate
1. Verb. (context: of a plant) To grow or sprout. ¹
2. Verb. (context: of a wart etc) To spread abnormally. ¹
3. Verb. (informal) To live or spend a period of time in a dull, inactive, un-challenging way. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Vegetate
1. to grow in the manner of a plant [v -TATED, -TATING, -TATES]
Medical Definition of Vegetate
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1. To grow, as plants, by nutriment imbibed by means of roots and leaves; to start into growth; to sprout; to germinate. "See dying vegetables life sustain, See life dissolving vegetate again." (Pope)
2. To lead a live too low for an animate creature; to do nothing but eat and grow. "Persons who . . . Would have vegetated stupidly in the places where fortune had fixed them." (Jeffrey)
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Vegetate
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