Germinate | Mean of germinate in English Dictionary
/ˈʤɚməˌneɪt/
- Verb
- to begin to grow
- waiting for the seeds to germinate [=sprout]
- The seeds germinated quickly.
- The idea has been germinating [=forming, developing] in his mind for some time.
- to cause (a seed) to begin to grow
- methods used by gardeners to germinate seeds
