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INCUBATE

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Dictionary entry overview: What does incubate mean?

• INCUBATE (verb)
The verb INCUBATE has 2 senses:

1. grow under conditions that promote development
2. sit on (eggs)

Familiarity information: INCUBATE used as a verb is rare.

Dictionary entry details

• INCUBATE (verb)

Sense 1

incubate ^{[BACK TO TOP]}

Meaning:

Grow under conditions that promote development

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Hypernyms (to "incubate" is one way to...):

develop (grow, progress, unfold, or evolve through a process of evolution, natural growth, differentiation, or a conducive environment)

Sentence frame:

Something ----s

Sense 2

incubate ^{[BACK TO TOP]}

Meaning:

Sit on (eggs)

Classified under:

Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care

Synonyms:

incubate; brood; hatch; cover

Context examples:

Birds brood / The female covers the eggs

Hypernyms (to "incubate" is one way to...):

multiply; procreate; reproduce (have offspring or young)

"Incubate" entails doing...:

sit; sit down (take a seat)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s

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