gestate

vt. 孕育

发音

其它 /d͡ʒɛsˈteɪt/

词形变化

gestated gestates 三单 gestates gestating gestating 现在分词 gestated 过去式 gestated 过去分词

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    To carry offspring in the uterus from conception to delivery.

    孕育

    不及物
  2. 2.

    To develop an idea.

    不及物 引申义

词汇关系

动词

同义词 7

expect carry bear conceive conceptualise conceptualize have a bun in the oven

上位词 5

have bear birth deliver give birth

下位词 4

find design discover preconceive

近义相关 6

have expect bear birth deliver give birth

词源

Back-formation from gestation on the basis of -ate (verb-forming suffix).

来源：wiktionary