gestate
pronunciation
How to pronounce gestate in British English:
UK [dʒesˈteɪt]
How to pronounce gestate in American English:
US [ˈdʒesteɪt]
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- Verb:
- have the idea for
- be pregnant with
Word Origin
- gestate (v.)
- 1847, a back-formation from gestation. Related: Gestated; gestating.
Example
- 1. They don 't gestate or lactate .
- 2. Just can 't gestate the proxy fight !
- 3. Aliens can not gestate on steep slopes .
- 4. It was in ancient times that the thought of pedagogical pragmatics began to gestate and form .
- 5. Since the job will be my first job and I don 't have much experience , I feel gestate to suggest salary .