egerminate,v.|ɪˈdʒɜːmɪneɪt| [ad. L. ēgermināt-ppl. stem of ēgermināre, f.ē out + germināre to sprout.] intr. Of a plant: To shoot forth. 1623Cockeram, Egerminate, to spring or bud out.1721–1800in Bailey.1846in Worcester; and in mod. Dicts. Hence eˌgermiˈnation. 1736in Bailey.