Associations to the word «Germinate»

Wiktionary

GERMINATE, verb. To sprout or produce buds.
GERMINATE, verb. To cause to grow.

Dictionary definition

GERMINATE, verb. Produce buds, branches, or germinate; "the potatoes sprouted".
GERMINATE, verb. Work out; "We have developed a new theory of evolution".
GERMINATE, verb. Cause to grow or sprout; "the plentiful rain germinated my plants".

Wise words

The most important things are the hardest things to say. They are the things you get ashamed of because words diminish your feelings - words shrink things that seem timeless when they are in your head to no more than living size when they are brought out.
Stephen King