incubate
verb (used with object)
to sit upon (eggs) for the purpose of hatching.
has incubated
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present perfectof incubate (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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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
The Groundlings theatre in West Hollywood is a small, intimate space for sketch comedy which over the decades has incubated some serious talent, including Melissa McCarthy and Kristen Wiig.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 22, 2017
Garret Munce, a sharp-eyed fashion editor at GQ, noticed it last summer around Williamsburg, Brooklyn, where many an unlikely men’s fashion trend has incubated.
From New York Times ● Jun. 5, 2017
It also deservedly won the 2012 Nobel peace prize for its contributions to a lasting peace in a part of the world that has incubated many wars over the centuries.
From US News ● Jun. 24, 2016
In one respect the war she has incubated is the old assault of Xerxes, of Alexander, of Napoleon, of every one who has been visited by the dangerous dream of world conquest.
From The Pentecost of Calamity by Owen Wister
