v. i. | 1. | To sprout; to bud; to shoot; to begin to vegetate, as a plant or its seed; to begin to develop, as a germ. |
v. t. | 1. | To cause to sprout. |
Verb | 1. | germinate - produce buds, branches, or germinate; "the potatoes sprouted" |
2. | germinate - work out; "We have developed a new theory of evolution" | |
3. | germinate - cause to grow or sprout; "the plentiful rain germinated my plants" |