vegetate

veg·e·tate | \ ˈve-jə-ˌtāt

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vegetated; vegetating

Definition of vegetate

intransitive verb

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

transitive verb

: to establish vegetation in or on

Examples of vegetate in a Sentence

I just spent the weekend vegetating at home. I'm worried that after I retire I'll just sit at home, watch TV, and vegetate.

Recent Examples on the Web Planting trees and ensuring soils are always vegetated with a cover crop such as clover between cropping seasons can also slow water and trap soil. — Dan Evans, Quartz, "Soil could solve climate change—if we save it," 29 Dec. 2019 Rake leaves, go to a football game or just vegetate on the sofa. — Tribune Content Agency, oregonlive, "Horoscope for Nov. 2, 2019: Libra, focus on your immediate needs; Pisces, the sky is the limit," 2 Nov. 2019 Of this green space, 33 percent consists of natural habitats within open space, and 14 percent vegetated private or domestic garden land. — Simon Ingram, National Geographic, "Visit the world’s first National Park City," 26 July 2019 Agriculture already uses almost half of the world’s vegetated land. — Stephen Leahy, National Geographic, "How to feed the world without destroying the planet," 17 July 2019 Since the late 1990s, more than half of the world’s vegetated landscapes have experienced a growing deficit, or drying pattern. — Scientific American, "Earth Stopped Getting Greener 20 Years Ago," 15 Aug. 2019 The park’s custom-built, naturally vegetated overpasses and underground tunnels allow safe passage—and have set the global standard for animal highway safety. — Susan O'keefe, National Geographic, "EXPLORE THE WORLD WITH NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC," 8 Apr. 2019 The Southern Alps’ heavily vegetated westernmost slopes plunge, Jurassic Park–style, toward the sea. — Klara Glowczewska, Town & Country, "We Should All Just Move to New Zealand," 17 Jan. 2019 Each plant takes approximately two months to root, vegetate and mature into ready-to-harvest cannabis, Goldberg said. — Kate Magill, Columbia Flier, "Howard County’s first medical marijuana dispensaries ready to open," 13 Dec. 2017

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9 Jan 2020

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“Vegetate.” The Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster Inc., https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vegetate. Accessed 19 January 2020.

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