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Definition of gestate
gestated
;gestating
transitive verb
1 : to carry in the uterus during pregnancy
2 : to conceive and gradually develop in the mind
intransitive verb
: to be in the process of gestation
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Recent Examples of gestate from the Web
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On Friday, Paramount announced that the long-gestating Top Gun sequel will fly into theaters on July 12, 2019.
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Boyz in the Hood director John Singleton helped develop the long-gestating biopic about his close friend, but dropped out in 2015 due to creative differences with the studio.
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And like Trump, left-wing conspiracists are using Twitter to gestate and market-test their most outlandish forms of political insanity.
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People throw parties, make music videos, and even shoot off guns filled with pink or blue powder to announce the gender of their gestating fetuses.
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The long-gestating Dirty Dancing musical premiered on ABC to a so-so 1.3 rating in the key demo and 6.6 million viewers.
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The project gestated for a couple of years, with the major work taking place since last fall.
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Disney's long-gestating local-language film production plans for China are beginning to take shape.
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The titular aliens - creatures that gestated inside humans to burst out of their victims' chests - were truly the stuff of nightmares.
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Origin and Etymology of gestate
back-formation from gestation
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