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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. |