germinate

germinategermination of a bean seed

ger·mi·nate

G0104500 (jûr′mə-nāt′)v. ger·mi·nat·ed, ger·mi·nat·ing, ger·mi·nates v.tr. To cause to sprout or grow.v.intr.1. To begin to sprout or grow.2. To come into existence: An idea germinated in his mind.

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[Latin germināre, germināt-, to sprout, from germen, germin-, sprout, bud; see genə- in Indo-European roots.]

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ger′mi·na′tion n.ger′mi·na′tive adj.ger′mi·na′tor n.

germinate

(ˈdʒɜːmɪˌneɪt) vb1. (Botany) to cause (seeds or spores) to sprout or (of seeds or spores) to sprout or form new tissue following increased metabolism2. to grow or cause to grow; develop3. to come or bring into existence; originate: the idea germinated with me. [C17: from Latin germināre to sprout; see germ] ˈgerminable, ˈgerminative adj ˌgermiˈnation n ˈgermiˌnator n

ger•mi•nate

(ˈdʒɜr məˌneɪt)

v. -nat•ed, -nat•ing. v.i. 1. to begin to grow or develop. 2. a. to develop into a plant or individual, as a seed, spore, or bulb. b. to put forth shoots; sprout. 3. to come into existence; begin. v.t. 4. to cause to sprout. 5. to cause to come into existence. [1600–10; < Latin germinātus, past participle of germināre to sprout, bud, derivative of germen; see germ] ger′mi•na•ble (-nə bəl) adj. ger`mi•na′tion, n. ger′mi•na`tor, n.

germ, germinate - From Latin germen, "seed, sprout."See also related terms for sprout.

germinate

Past participle: germinated
Gerund: germinating

Imperative
germinate
germinate

Present
I germinate
you germinate
he/she/it germinates
we germinate
you germinate
they germinate

Preterite
I germinated
you germinated
he/she/it germinated
we germinated
you germinated
they germinated

Present Continuous
I am germinating
you are germinating
he/she/it is germinating
we are germinating
you are germinating
they are germinating

Present Perfect
I have germinated
you have germinated
he/she/it has germinated
we have germinated
you have germinated
they have germinated

Past Continuous
I was germinating
you were germinating
he/she/it was germinating
we were germinating
you were germinating
they were germinating

Past Perfect
I had germinated
you had germinated
he/she/it had germinated
we had germinated
you had germinated
they had germinated

Future
I will germinate
you will germinate
he/she/it will germinate
we will germinate
you will germinate
they will germinate

Future Perfect
I will have germinated
you will have germinated
he/she/it will have germinated
we will have germinated
you will have germinated
they will have germinated

Future Continuous
I will be germinating
you will be germinating
he/she/it will be germinating
we will be germinating
you will be germinating
they will be germinating

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been germinating
you have been germinating
he/she/it has been germinating
we have been germinating
you have been germinating
they have been germinating

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been germinating
you will have been germinating
he/she/it will have been germinating
we will have been germinating
you will have been germinating
they will have been germinating

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been germinating
you had been germinating
he/she/it had been germinating
we had been germinating
you had been germinating
they had been germinating

Conditional
I would germinate
you would germinate
he/she/it would germinate
we would germinate
you would germinate
they would germinate

Past Conditional
I would have germinated
you would have germinated
he/she/it would have germinated
we would have germinated
you would have germinated
they would have germinated

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	germinate - produce buds, branches, or germinate; "the potatoes sprouted"bourgeon, burgeon forth, sprout, spud, pullulate, shootgrow - increase in size by natural process; "Corn doesn't grow here"; "In these forests, mushrooms grow under the trees"; "her hair doesn't grow much anymore"germinate - cause to grow or sprout; "the plentiful rain germinated my plants"
	2.	germinate - work out; "We have developed a new theory of evolution"evolve, developcreate by mental act, create mentally - create mentally and abstractly rather than with one's handsdevelop - make something new, such as a product or a mental or artistic creation; "Her company developed a new kind of building material that withstands all kinds of weather"; "They developed a new technique"
	3.	germinate - cause to grow or sprout; "the plentiful rain germinated my plants"grow - cause to grow or develop; "He grows vegetables in his backyard"bourgeon, burgeon forth, germinate, sprout, spud, pullulate, shoot - produce buds, branches, or germinate; "the potatoes sprouted"

germinate

verb1. sprout, grow, shoot, develop, generate, swell, bud, vegetate Some seed varieties germinate very quickly.2. develop, grow, progress, generate, evolve, originate He wrote to Eliot about an idea that was germinating in his mind.

Translations

使发芽

germinate

(ˈdʒəːmineit) verb to (cause eg a seed to) begin to grow. (使)萌芽 使发芽ˌgermiˈnation noun 萌芽 萌芽