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incubate

[ in-kyuh-beyt, ing- ]

verb (used with object)

incubated, incubating.
  1. to sit upon (eggs) for the purpose of hatching.
  2. to hatch (eggs), as by sitting upon them or by artificial heat.
  3. to maintain at a favorable temperature and in other conditions promoting development, as cultures of bacteria or prematurely born infants.
  4. to develop or produce as if by hatching; give form to:

    His brain was incubating schemes for raising money.



verb (used without object)

incubated, incubating.
  1. to sit upon eggs.
  2. to undergo incubation.
  3. to develop; grow; take form:

    A plan was slowly incubating in her mind.

incubate

/ 藞瑟苍办箩蕣藢产别瑟迟 /

verb

  1. (of birds) to supply (eggs) with heat for their development, esp by sitting on them
  2. to cause (eggs, embryos, bacteria, etc) to develop, esp in an incubator or culture medium
  3. intr (of eggs, embryos, bacteria, etc) to develop in favourable conditions, esp in an incubator
  4. intr (of disease germs) to remain inactive in an animal or human before causing disease
  5. to develop or cause to develop gradually; foment or be fomented
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • 藞颈苍肠耻藢产补迟颈惫别, adjective
  • 藢颈苍肠耻藞产补迟颈辞苍补濒, adjective
  • 藢颈苍肠耻藞产补迟颈辞苍, noun
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Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms

  • 颈苍顎僣耻路产补顎卼颈惫别 adjective
  • 耻苍路颈苍顎僣耻路产补迟顎卐诲 adjective
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of incubate1

First recorded in 1635鈥45; from Latin 颈苍肠耻产腻迟耻蝉, past participle of 颈苍肠耻产腻谤别 鈥渢o lie or recline on, to sit on (eggs),鈥 equivalent to in- 鈥渋n鈥 + 肠耻产(腻谤别) 鈥渢o sit, lie down鈥 + -腻迟耻蝉 past participle suffix; in- 2, -ate 1. incumbent, concubine
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of incubate1

C18: from Latin 颈苍肠耻产腻谤别 to lie upon, hatch, from in- 虏 + 肠耻产腻谤别 to lie down
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Example Sentences

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Each parent takes turns incubating the eggs over a monthlong period, according to the beaches department.

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鈥淭he Department of State is reviewing all agency programs, contracts and grants that promote or incubate gender ideology,鈥 Nagy wrote to employees of the State Department.

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As for the couple, Steers said Jackie and Shadow are incubating and taking care of the eggs.

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They created PDA in 2022 as a place to incubate their work, not knowing the vast community they would draw in almost instantly.

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Then, starting a couple of years ago, Henen鈥檚 team began gathering, incubating and hatching eggs from the relocated adult tortoises to study whether they were breeding with their new neighbors.

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