Verb: germinate 'jur-mu,neyt
- Cause to grow or sprout
"the plentiful rain germinated my plants"
- Produce buds, branches, or germinate
"the potatoes germinated";
- shoot, pullulate, bourgeon [archaic], burgeon forth [archaic], sprout, burgeon [archaic]
- Start and gradually produce or develop
"The idea germinated during his travels";
- evolve, develop
Derived forms: germinated, germinates, germinating
Type of: create by mental act, create mentally, grow
Encyclopedia: Germinate