vegetate
verb (used without object)
to grow in, or as in, the manner of a plant.
vegetated
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past participleof vegetate.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 vegetate.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
vegetateverb (used without object)to grow in, or as in, the manner of a plant.
Example Sentences
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Flash floods are common in Northern Arizona because the arid, sparsely vegetated environments there have little capacity to absorb rain, the park's website said, urging visitors to be especially cautious from July to mid-September.
From Barron's ● Aug. 31, 2026
Its landscapes include grasslands, lagoons, heathland and vegetated shingle, which supports a range of creatures, flora and fauna - not just birds.
From BBC ● Aug. 1, 2026
Capybaras aren’t native to Mexico; they are South American, occupying savannas and vegetated areas.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 16, 2026
The scientists noted that on the northeastern side of Owens Lake, the Keeler Dunes transitioned during the last century from a “largely vegetated dune system” to one that releases more dust.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 19, 2025
Native Mexican women dressed in pale tunics slid their paddles into the lake and rowed slowly, serenely across the water toward what could only be described as densely vegetated islands floating on the water.
From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall
