germinate

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verb

1. produce buds, branches, or germinate (Freq. 2)
- the potatoes sprouted
• Syn:
shoot, spud, pullulate, bourgeon, burgeon forth, sprout
• Derivationally related forms:
sprout (for: sprout), sprouting (for: sprout), pullulation (for: pullulate), germ, germination, shoot (for: shoot)
• Hypernyms:
grow
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
2. work out
- We have developed a new theory of evolution
• Syn:
evolve, develop
• Derivationally related forms:
germ
• Hypernyms:
create by mental act, create mentally
• Verb Group:
develop
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
3. cause to grow or sprout
- the plentiful rain germinated my plants
• Derivationally related forms:
germination
• Hypernyms:
grow
• Verb Group:
shoot, spud, pullulate, bourgeon, burgeon forth, sprout
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  evolve, develop, shoot, spud, pullulate, bourgeon, burgeon forth, sprout