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Gestated

To carry offspring in the uterus from conception to delivery.

📖 Definitions of "Gestated"

verb
  1. 1

    To carry offspring in the uterus from conception to delivery.

  2. 2

    (by analogy) To develop an idea.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Gestated"

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WordDefinition
birthedverb(transitive) To bear or give birth to (a child).
conceivedverbformed in the mind
suckledverb(of an infant) breast-fed
prefiguresverb(often in a Biblical context) To show or suggest ahead of time; to represent beforehand.
incubatedverb(transitive) To brood, raise, or maintain eggs, organisms, or living tissue through the provision of ideal environmental conditions.
coheredverb(intransitive, figurative) To be consistent as part of a group, or by common purpose.
transmogrifiedverbAltered, transformed, or mutated into a form that is grotesque or amusing.
aborningverb(chiefly Canada, US) That is in the process of being born; coming into existence; before coming to completion.
hatchedverb(US politics, colloquial) Fired from one's job for violating the Hatch Act of 1939, which prohibits civil-service employees in the executive branch of the federal government from engaging in certain political activities.
fertilizedverbmade pregnant
inseminatedverbmade pregnant
sownverb(especially historiography) Cultivated land inhabited by sedentary agriculturalists, in contrast to the nomad pastoralists of the steppe or desert.
recapitulatedverb(ambitransitive) To summarize or repeat in concise form.
begottenverbBrought into being by one's begetter(s).
germinatedverb(intransitive, botany, horticulture) Of a seed, to begin to grow, to sprout roots and leaves.
conjoinedverbOf persons (conjoined twins) or things: joined together physically.
disentangledverbstraightened out
reanimatedverbgiven fresh life or vigor or spirit
glommedverb(intransitive, informal) To grab hold of, seize; catch, grab or latch onto.
limnedverbdescribed or represented in a lifelike manner

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