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vegetate

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veg·e·tate / ˈvejəˌtāt/ • v. [intr.] 1. live or spend a period of time in a dull, inactive, unchallenging way: if she left him there alone, he'd sit in front of the television set and vegetate. 2. dated (of a plant or seed) grow; sprout. ∎ [tr.] cause plants to grow in or cover (a place). 3. Med. (of an abnormal growth) increase in size.

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vegetate

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vegetate •lactate, tractate •apartheid • peltate • edentate •testate • dictate • meditate • agitate •vegetate • interdigitate •cogitate, excogitate •ingurgitate, regurgitate •facilitate, habilitate, militate •debilitate • imitate • decapitate •palpitate • crepitate • precipitate •irritate •acetate, capacitate, triacetate •necessitate • felicitate • resuscitate •gravitate • levitate • hesitate •apostate, prostate •pernoctate • potentate • annotate •amputate • permutate • orientate •auscultate • commentate • superstate •devastate • salivate • elevate •activate • captivate • titivate •motivate • cultivate • ovate • excavate •enervate, renovate •innovate • aggravate • rotavate

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