vegetate
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veg·e·tate
(vĕj′ĭ-tāt′)v. veg·e·tat·ed, veg·e·tat·ing, veg·e·tates
v.intr.
1. To grow or sprout as a plant does.
2. Medicine To grow pathologically on a body part, as a wartlike lesion on a heart valve.
3.
a. To exist in a state of physical or mental inactivity: He was just vegetating in his parents' house all winter.
b. To engage in relaxing or passive activities, such as watching television: stayed home and vegetated last night.
v.tr.
To grow over or cover with vegetation: a dune that is vegetated.
[Latin vegetāre, vegetāt-, to enliven; see vegetable.]
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vegetate
(ˈvɛdʒɪˌteɪt)vb (intr)
1. (Botany) to grow like a plant; sprout
2. to lead a life characterized by monotony, passivity, or mental inactivity
3. (Pathology) pathol (of a wart, polyp, etc) to develop fleshy outgrowths
[C17: from Late Latin vegetāre to invigorate]
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veg•e•tate
(ˈvɛdʒ ɪˌteɪt)v.i. -tat•ed, -tat•ing.
1. to grow as or like a plant.
2. to lead an inactive life without much physical, mental, or social activity.
[1595–1605; < Latin vegetātus, past participle of vegetāre to quicken, enliven, derivative of vegetus lively. orig. past participle of vegēre to give vigor]
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vegetate
Past participle: vegetated
Gerund: vegetating
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| Verb | 1. |  vegetate - lead a passive existence without using one's body or mindlive - lead a certain kind of life; live in a certain style; "we had to live frugally after the war" |
| 2. |  vegetate - establish vegetation on; "They vegetated the hills behind their house"grow - cause to grow or develop; "He grows vegetables in his backyard" | |
| 3. |  vegetate - produce vegetation; "The fields vegetate vigorously"grow - increase in size by natural process; "Corn doesn't grow here"; "In these forests, mushrooms grow under the trees"; "her hair doesn't grow much anymore" | |
| 4. |  vegetate - grow like a plant; "This fungus usually vegetates vigorously"grow - increase in size by natural process; "Corn doesn't grow here"; "In these forests, mushrooms grow under the trees"; "her hair doesn't grow much anymore" | |
| 5. | vegetate - grow or spread abnormally; "warts and polyps can vegetate if not removed" grow - become larger, greater, or bigger; expand or gain; "The problem grew too large for me"; "Her business grew fast" | |
| 6. | vegetate - propagate asexually; "The bacterial growth vegetated along" biological science, biology - the science that studies living organisms propagate - multiply sexually or asexually | |
| 7. |  vegetate - engage in passive relaxation; "After a hard day's work, I vegetate in front of the television" |
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vegetate
verb stagnate, idle, loaf, exist, do nothing, deteriorate, languish, moulder, go to seed, be inert, veg out (slang, chiefly U.S.) He spends all his time vegetating in front of the TV.
stagnate grow, develop
stagnate grow, develop
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Translations
يَعيشُ حَياةً خامِلَه
živořit
vegetere
lifa tilòrifalausu lífi
živoriť
amaçsız bir yaşam sürmek
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vegetate
vi
(lit) → wachsen
(fig) → dahinvegetieren
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vegetable
(ˈvedʒtəbl) noun1. a plant or part of a plant, other than a fruit, used as food. We grow potatoes, beans and other vegetables; (also adjective) vegetable oils.
2. a plant. Grass is a vegetable, gold is a mineral and a human being is an animal.
ˌvegeˈtarian (vedʒi-) noun a person who does not eat meat of any kind. Has he always been a vegetarian?; (also adjective) This is a vegetarian dish.
ˌvegeˈtarianism nounvegetate (ˈvedʒiteit) verb
to live an idle, boring and pointless life. I would like to get a job – I don't want to vegetate.
ˌvegeˈtation (vedʒi-) noun plants in general; plants of a particular region or type. tropical vegetation.
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