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sprout
[ sprout ]
/ spraŹt /
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verb (used without object)
verb (used with object)
to cause to sprout.
to remove sprouts from: Sprout and boil the potatoes.
noun
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Origin of sprout
1150ā1200; (v.) Middle English spr(o)uten,Old English -sprÅ«tan, in Äsproten (past participle; see a-3); cognate with Middle Dutch sprÅ«ten,German spriessen to sprout; akin to Greek speĆrein to scatter; (noun) Middle English; compare Middle Dutch, Middle Low German sprute
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Words nearby sprout
spritzig, sproat, sprocket, sprocket hole, sprog, sprout, Spruance, spruce, spruce beer, spruce beetle, spruce budworm
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British Dictionary definitions for sprout
sprout
/ (spraŹt) /
verb
(of a plant, seed, etc) to produce (new leaves, shoots, etc)
(intr often foll by up) to begin to grow or developnew office blocks are sprouting up all over the city
noun
Word Origin for sprout
Old English sprūtan; related to Middle High German sprūzen to sprout, Lettish sprausties to jostle
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