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germinate.

Of a seed, to begin to grow, to sprout roots and leaves.

9 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈd͡ʒɜː(ɹ)mɪneɪt/
  1. Of a seed, to begin to grow, to sprout roots and leaves.

    intransitive
  2. To cause to grow; to produce.

    transitive
Where this word comes from

From oblique stem of Latin germen, germinis (“shoot, sprout, bud”) + -ate, from germinātus (“sprouted, budded, grown”), past participle of germinō (“to sprout, bud, grow”), from germen, germinis (“shoot, sprout, bud”).

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