vegetate
27 10 2007Verbs
1. (verb) vegetate;
- lead a passive existence without using one’s body or mind;
2. (verb) vegetate;
- establish vegetation on;
- “They vegetated the hills behind their house”;
3. (verb) vegetate;
- produce vegetation;
- “The fields vegetate vigorously”;
4. (verb) vegetate;
- grow like a plant;
- “This fungus usually vegetates vigorously”;
5. (verb) vegetate;
- grow or spread abnormally;
- “warts and polyps can vegetate if not removed”;
6. (verb) vegetate;
- propagate asexually;
- “The bacterial growth vegetated along”;
7. (verb) vege out, vegetate;
- engage in passive relaxation;
- “After a hard day’s work, I vegetate in front of the television”;
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