gestated; gestating
1
: to carry in the uterus during pregnancy
2
: to conceive and gradually develop in the mind
: to be in the process of gestation
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Birth can also be traumatic—elephants rarely survive a Cesarean section, which is how many animals gestated in surrogates are born.
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D. T. Max, New Yorker, 7 Apr. 2025
Brown began researching robots and robotics, and slowly the story gestated in his mind.
—Marc Weingarten, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2025
When a female is pregnant, the baby gestates for about 203 days.
—Erin Clack, People.com, 1 June 2025
As Tesfaye has relayed many times, Hurry Up Tomorrow (the movie) was gestating long before Hurry Up Tomorrow (the album) was in the works.
—Madison Bloom, Pitchfork, 16 May 2025
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D. T. Max, New Yorker, 7 Apr. 2025
Brown began researching robots and robotics, and slowly the story gestated in his mind.
—Marc Weingarten, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2025
When a female is pregnant, the baby gestates for about 203 days.
—Erin Clack, People.com, 1 June 2025
As Tesfaye has relayed many times, Hurry Up Tomorrow (the movie) was gestating long before Hurry Up Tomorrow (the album) was in the works.
—Madison Bloom, Pitchfork, 16 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for gestate
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“Gestate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gestate. Accessed 8 Jul. 2025.
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