Germinate

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. [imp. & p. p. Germinated ; p. pr. & vb. n. Germinating.]
v. t.	1.	To cause to sprout.

Verb	1.	germinate - produce buds, branches, or germinate; "the potatoes sprouted" Synonyms: bourgeon, burgeon forth, sprout, spud, pullulate, shoot
	2.	germinate - work out; "We have developed a new theory of evolution" Synonyms: evolve, develop
	3.	germinate - cause to grow or sprout; "the plentiful rain germinated my plants"

blossom, brew, bud, burgeon, burst forth, flourish, gather, gemmate, grow, grow rank, grow up, hypertrophy, increase, leaf, leaf out, leave, luxuriate, mature, mushroom, outgrow, overdevelop, overgrow, overrun, overtop, procreate, put forth, put forth leaves, put out buds, reproduce, riot, root, shoot, shoot up, spring up, sprout up, strike root, take root, thrive, tower, upshoot, upspear, upspring, upsprout, wax

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