gestate

动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To carry offspring in the uterus from conception to delivery. intransitive
    — In the early 1960s, a study was conducted in which gestating rats were given diets containing the same mineral content of mineral salts or amino acid chelates.
  2. To develop an idea. broadly,intransitive
    — Philip wondered at that five-year gap. Perhaps it simply proved that a work of genius takes longer to gestate than a work of mere competent brilliance.

词形变化

gestates present,singular,third-person gestating participle,present gestated participle,past gestated past

词汇关系

相关词
gestation

词源

Back-formation from gestation on the basis of -ate (verb-forming suffix).
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