incubate
verb (used with object)
to sit upon (eggs) for the purpose of hatching.
incubated
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past participleof incubate.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof incubate.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
incubateverb (used with object)to sit upon (eggs) for the purpose of hatching.
Example Sentences
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McLeod’s startup was incubated at Hinge, and Match Group, which owns Tinder and Hinge, is an investor.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026
Blessed with natural athleticism, Malinin has also been incubated in the perfect training environment.
From BBC ● Feb. 10, 2026
It was fitting that the dogfight took place at Edwards Air Force Base, a vast desert facility where Chuck Yeager broke the speed of sound and the military has incubated its most secret aerospace advances.
From Seattle Times ● May 3, 2024
Average-size eggs exposed to traffic sounds were about 12% less likely to hatch compared with those incubated in silence.
From Science Magazine ● Apr. 24, 2024
We are safe, well ventilated, and incubated, provided we can avoid technologies that might fiddle with that ozone, or shift the levels of carbon dioxide.
From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas
