Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- To cause to germinate or sprout.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- transitive verb To cause to germinate.
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- verb transitive To
cause togerminate .
Etymologies
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in- + germinate
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Examples
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The last act of the "maturing sun" is to ingerminate the flowers and fruit which will bless or tantalise us next year.
In a Green Shade A Country Commentary Maurice Hewlett 1892
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