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gestate

[ jes-teyt ]

verb (used with object)

, ges·tat·ed, ges·tat·ing.
  1. to carry in the womb during the period from conception to delivery.
  2. to think of and develop (an idea, opinion, plan, etc.) slowly in the mind.


verb (used without object)

, ges·tat·ed, ges·tat·ing.
  1. to experience the process of gestating offspring.
  2. to develop slowly.

gestate

/ ˈdʒɛsteɪt /

verb

  1. tr to carry (developing young) in the uterus during pregnancy
  2. tr to develop (a plan or idea) in the mind
  3. intr to be in the process of gestating
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of gestate1

First recorded in 1865–70; from Latin gestātus, past participle of gestāre “to carry about, carry in the womb,” frequentative of gerere “to bear, perform”
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Word History and Origins

Origin of gestate1

C19: back formation from gestation
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Example Sentences

As female cicadas lay eggs that gestate for the next 13 or 17 years, it can cause short-term damage to some trees and shrubs.

Three clinics stopped IVF services because of the civil liability concerns raised by the ruling, which treated a frozen embryo the same as a child or gestating fetus under Alabama’s wrongful death law.

The majority ruling of Alabama’s Supreme Court treats an embryo the same as a child or gestating fetus under the state’s wrongful death law, explicitly stating “unborn children are ‘children.’”

The decision, which treated the embryos the same as a child or gestating fetus under the state’s wrongful death law, raised concerns about civil liabilities for clinics.

The ruling, treating an embryo the same as a child or gestating fetus under the wrongful death statute, raised concerns about civil liabilities for clinics.

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