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gestate

[ jes-teyt ]
/ ˈdʒɛs teɪt /
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verb (used with object), ges·tat·ed, ges·tat·ing.
to carry in the womb during the period from conception to delivery.
to think of and develop (an idea, opinion, plan, etc.) slowly in the mind.
verb (used without object), ges·tat·ed, ges·tat·ing.
to experience the process of gestating offspring.
to develop slowly.
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Origin of gestate

First recorded in 1865–70; from Latin gestātus, past participle of gestāre “to carry about, carry in the womb,” frequentative of gerere “to bear, perform”

Words nearby gestate

gestalt, Gestalt psychology, Gestalt psychotherapy, Gestapo, Gesta Romanorum, gestate, gestation, gestational carrier, gestatorial chair, gestic, gesticulant
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expecting, fortification

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British Dictionary definitions for gestate

gestate
/ (ˈdʒɛsteɪt) /
verb
(tr) to carry (developing young) in the uterus during pregnancy
(tr) to develop (a plan or idea) in the mind
(intr) to be in the process of gestating

Word Origin for gestate

C19: back formation from gestation
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