- gestate⇄gestate, verb, -tated,-tating.
- gestate⇄v.i. to be in gestation.
Ex. (Figurative.) [Shirley] Jackson's stories gestated for some time in her mind and subconscious before she put them down. (New York Times). - gestate⇄v.t. 1. to carry in the womb during pregnancy.
Ex. There are mammals ... whose progeny leave the womb half gestated (Pall Mall Gazette).
2. (Figurative.) to form and develop (a project, idea, or plan) in the mind.
Ex. His mind was then