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germinate

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. To cause to sprout or grow.
  2. to (cause eg a seed to) begin to grow. ontkiem يُنْبِت покълвам germinar klíčit keimen spire βλαστάνω, φυτρώνωgerminar idandama, idanema شکفتن itää germer לנבוט उगना, अंकुरित होना proklijati csíráztat menyemaikan spíra germinare, far germinare 発芽する 발아하다 dygti, daiginti dīgt; rasties bercambah ontkiemenspire kiełkować, doprowadzić do kiełkowania راشين كېدل، ټوكېدل، نښ وهل germinar a germina прорастать klíčiť kliti klijati [få att] gro (spira) เริ่มเจริญเติบโต filizlenmek, gelişmeye başlamak (使...
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  3. ontkieming إنْبات развитие germinação klíčení das Keimen spiring βλάστησηgerminación idanemine به وجود آمدن و رشد idätys germination נביטה उगना klijanje (ki)csírázás persemaian spírun germinazione 発芽 발아 dygimas, daiginimas dīgšana; rašanās percambahan ontkieming spiring kiełkowanie ټوكېدنه germinação germinare прорастание; зарождение klíčenie klitje klijanje groning, uppspirande การเจริญเติบโต filizlenme, gelişme 萌芽 проростання کونپل پھوٹنے کا عمل sự nảy mầm 萌芽
  4. To begin to sprout or grow.
  5. To come into existence: An idea germinated in his mind.
  6. (Botany) to cause (seeds or spores) to sprout or (of seeds or spores) to sprout or form new tissue following increased metabolism
  7. to grow or cause to grow; develop
  8. to come or bring into existence; originate: the idea germinated with me.
  9. to begin to grow or develop.
  10. to develop into a plant or individual, as a seed, spore, or bulb.

Equivalents

Españolgerminar
Françaisgermer
DeutschKeimen
22 more languages
العربيةإنمنما
Azərbaycan dilicücərmək
Bosanskigrospira
Cymraegegino
Eestiidanema
Hrvatskigrospira
Íslenskaspíra
Kurdîkahû
Latinagermino
Te Reo Māorikahu
Српскиgrospira
Svenskagro

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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