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to vegetate
01
engage in passive relaxation
Grammatical Information
Composition
derived
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
vegetate
3rd person singular
vegetates
Present participle
vegetating
Past simple
vegetated
Past participle
vegetated
02
propagate asexually
03
to grow as plants do such as to develop new leaves, etc.
Examples
After planting the seeds, the garden began to vegetate, with tiny green shoots emerging from the soil.
Examples
They decided to vegetate their garden by planting a variety of shrubs and flowers.
05
establish vegetation on
06
(of abnormal tissues like tumors) to grow or increase in size
Examples
The dormant cells seemed to vegetate quietly for years before unexpectedly awakening and forming a tumor.
07
lead a passive existence without using one's body or mind
Lexical Tree
vegetation
vegetative
vegetate
veget
