vegetate

ˈvɛdʒəˌteɪt

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Definition of vegetate - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

intr.

inactive life

Rare

live in a dull, inactive way

Rare

He tends to vegetate in front of the TV all day.

laze

loaf

lounge

slow growth

TECH.

grow or develop slowly, as in plants

TECH.

The plants vegetate in the harsh mountain climate.

languish

stagnate

abnormal growth

TECH.

spread abnormally like a wart

TECH.

The wart started to vegetate on his skin.

proliferate

spread

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Origin of vegetate

Latin, vegetare (to enliven)

Examples of vegetate in a sentence

After retirement, he started to vegetate without any hobbies.
The crops vegetate in the cold season.
In the shade, the flowers vegetate slowly.
The growth began to vegetate rapidly on the surface.
His skin condition caused the cells to vegetate uncontrollably.

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French:végéter, croître lentement, ...
German:vegetieren, langsam wachsen, ...
Italian:vegetare, svilupparsi lentamente, ...
Spanish:vegetar, crecer lentamente, ...
Portuguese:vegetar, crescer lentamente, ...
Chinese:混日子, 缓慢生长, ...
Japanese:無為に過ごす, ゆっくり成長する, ...
Arabic:خَمِلَ, نَمَا ببطء, ...
Hebrew:לְהִתְבַּטֵּל, לִצְמוֹחַ, ...
Russian:прозябать, медленно расти, ...
Ukrainian:вегетувати, повільно рости, ...
Hindi:बैठा रहना, धीरे-धीरे बढ़ना, ...
Bengali:নিষ্ক্রিয়ভাবে বসে থাকা, ধীরে ধীরে বৃদ্ধি পাওয়া, ...
Catalan:vegetar, créixer lentament, ...
Czech:vegetovat, živořit, ...
Danish:vegetere, vokse langsomt, ...
Dutch:vegeteren, langzaam groeien, ...
Greek:ζω ανενεργά, αναπτύσσομαι αργά, ...
Hungarian:tespedni, sínylődni, ...
Khmer:រស់នៅដោយអសកម្ម, លូតលាស់យឺតៗ, ...
Korean:빈둥거리다, 천천히 자라다, ...
Persian:بی‌حرکت ماند, به کندی رشد کردن, ...
Polish:wegetować, rosnąć powoli, ...
Portuguese (BR):vegetar, crescer lentamente, ...
Romanian:a vegeta, a crește încet, ...
Swedish:slöa, växa långsamt, ...
Thai:ใช้ชีวิตอย่างน่าเบื่อ, เติบโตช้า, ...
Turkish:hareketsiz yaşamak, yavaş büyümek, ...
Vietnamese:sống thụ động, phát triển chậm, ...

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