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vegetate.

To grow or sprout.

8 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈvɛd͡ʒɪteɪt/
  1. To grow or sprout.

  2. To spread abnormally.

  3. To live or spend a period of time in a dull, inactive, unchallenging way.

    informal
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Latin vegetātus, perfect passive participle of vegetō (“to enliven, to arouse”), see -ate (verb-forming suffix).

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