- germinate⇄germinate, verb, -nated,-nating.
- germinate⇄noun germinator.
- germinate⇄v.i. to begin to grow or develop; sprout.
Ex. Seeds germinate in the spring. (Figurative.) Many new ideas germinated from the invention of the telegraph. - germinate⇄v.t. to cause to grow or develop.
Ex. Warmth, moisture, and oxygen germinate seeds.