Antonyms for germinate

Grammar : Verb

Spell : jur-muh-neyt

Phonetic Transcription : ˈdʒɜr məˌneɪt

Definition of germinate

Origin : c.1600, probably a back-formation from germination. Earlier germynen (mid-15c.) was from Latin germinare. Figurative use from 1640s. Related: Germinated; germinating.

verb grow

Example sentences :

It is the only ground in the world where Ideas can germinate and bloom.
Extract from : « The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete » by Emile Zola

The seed has found its way into some corner of our minds where it can germinate.
Extract from : « Bunyan » by James Anthony Froude

His mind was a selective soil, in which only good seed could germinate.
Extract from : « Shelley, Godwin and Their Circle » by H. N. Brailsford

Perhaps the wise and puissant of the future were to germinate there.
Extract from : « Doctor Pascal » by Emile Zola

Whether out of or in prison, we are to sow the seed, and some will germinate.
Extract from : « The Prison Chaplaincy, And Its Experiences » by Hosea Quinby

Does anyone know for sure how to get pawpaw seed to germinate?
Extract from : « Northern Nut Growers Association Thirty-Fourth Annual Report 1943 » by Various

It will germinate at almost any season of the year even if it is very dry.
Extract from : « Apple Growing » by M. C. Burritt

This will prevent the seeds from shriveling before they start to germinate.
Extract from : « Your Plants » by James Sheehan

At that time all seed ripe enough to germinate will fall off.
Extract from : « Culinary Herbs: Their Cultivation Harvesting Curing and Uses » by M. G. Kains

Keep them from heating, and they will germinate and grow as readily as corn.
Extract from : « The Peanut Plant » by B. W. Jones

Synonyms for germinate

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