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单词 gestate
释义 ges·tate
\ˈjeˌstāt, usu -ād.+V\ verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: back-formation from gestation
transitive verb
1. : to carry in the uterus during pregnancy
 < enabling the mammal to gestate its young inside its body — G.B.Shaw >
2. : to conceive and gradually develop in the mind
 < he was gestating quite another character, the hero of the next chapter — Florence B. Lennon >
intransitive verb
: to be in the process of gestation
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