incubate
verb (used with object)
to sit upon (eggs) for the purpose of hatching.
Used to express actions, events, or states that have not yet occurred but are expected to happen.
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I will incubate this golden egg two days, and present you with the resulting chicken upon the third.
From Authors and Friends by Annie Fields