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Added 9 October 2026

germinate

/ˈd͡ʒɜː(ɹ)mɪneɪt/ verb

In Latin: germinō Wiktionary

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Of a seed, to begin to grow, to sprout roots and leaves.
To cause to grow; to produce.

Origin

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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