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to incubate
01
to keep an egg in a favorable condition to help it develop until it hatches
02
grow under conditions that promote development
03
to have an infectious disease developing inside one's body without any perceptible signs
04
(of a disease or virus) to develop gradually without showing any symptoms
05
to retain something such as eggs or bacteria in a favorable condition to help them develop
Example
The mother crocodile patiently incubated her clutch of eggs buried in the sand.
The mother hen incubated her eggs in the cozy nest she had made.
The penguin parents took turns to incubate their egg.
Birds of prey like eagles build large nests where they incubate their eggs and raise their chicks.
Some fish species build nests where they incubate their eggs until they are ready to hatch.
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