incubate
/ˈɪŋkjəˌbeɪt/
- Verb
- to sit on eggs so that they will be kept warm and will hatch
- The female bird incubates the eggs.
- to be kept warm before hatching
- The eggs need to incubate for two weeks.
- to keep (something) in the proper conditions for development
- Researchers incubated the cells in the laboratory.
- The cultures must incubate for five more days.
- The virus will incubate in the body for several days before the patient experiences any symptoms.
- The plan had been incubating [=developing] in his mind for several weeks.
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