vegetate
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin vegetatum, past participle of vegeto (“I enliven, I arouse”)
Verb
vegetate (third-person singular simple present vegetates, present participle vegetating, simple past and past participle vegetated)
- (of a plant) To grow or sprout.
- (of a wart etc) To spread abnormally.
- (informal) To live or spend a period of time in a dull, inactive, unchallenging way.
Related terms
- vegetable
Translations
To grow or sprout
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To spread abnormally
To live or spend a period of time in a dull, inactive, unchallenging way
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Esperanto
Adverb
vegetate
- present adverbial passive participle of vegeti
Italian
Verb
vegetate
- second-person plural present indicative of vegetare
- second-person plural imperative of vegetare
- feminine plural of vegetato
Latin
Verb
vegetāte
- second-person plural present active imperative of vegetō