gestate
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Verb
gestated, past participle; gestates, 3rd person singular present; gestating, present participle; gestated, past tense;
/ˈjeˌstāt/,
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gestated, past participle; gestates, 3rd person singular present; gestating, present participle; gestated, past tense;
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Carry (a fetus) in the womb from conception to birth
- - these individuals gestate male-based litters
- - rabbits gestate for approximately twenty-eight days
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(of a fetus) Undergo gestation
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Develop (something) in the mind over a long period
- - a research trip he made while gestating his new book
Web Definitions:
- have the idea for; "He conceived of a robot that would help paralyzed patients"; "This library was well conceived"
- have a bun in the oven: be pregnant with; "She is bearing his child"; "The are expecting another child in January"; "I am carrying his child"
- Gestation is the carrying of an embryo or fetus inside a female viviparous animal. Mammals during pregnancy can have one or more gestations at the same time (multiple gestations). ...
- To carry offspring in the uterus from conception to delivery; To develop an idea
- to grow during pregnancy.