Gestate
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /d͡ʒɛsˈteɪt/ · Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Gestate is a verb meaning (intransitive) To carry offspring in the uterus from conception to delivery.
Meaning
(intransitive) To carry offspring in the uterus from conception to delivery.
More Meanings
- (by extension, intransitive) To develop an idea.
Example Sentences
Barnett is not currently working on a novel. "Something is gestating in my head," he says, "but I am not yet sure if I have one character or two."
Philip wondered at that five-year gap. Perhaps it simply proved that a work of genius takes longer to gestate than a work of mere competent brilliance.
In the early 1960s, a study was conducted in which gestating rats were given diets containing the same mineral content of mineral salts or amino acid chelates.
Word Forms
- gestates
- gestating
- gestated
Synonyms for gestate
Depending on context, synonyms include carry, expect, bear.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include bear, carry, expect, conceive, procreate, pregnate.
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