vegetated; vegetating
Definition of vegetate
1 : to lead a passive existence without exertion of body or mind
2a : to grow in the manner of a plant also : to grow exuberantly or with proliferation of fleshy or warty outgrowths
b : to produce vegetation
: to establish vegetation in or on
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The first known use of vegetate was in 1605
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