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germinates

verb , present tense third-person singular of germinate

Synonyms and Antonyms of germinates

1 to come into being

A new counterculture germinating in the city's art district.

Synonyms and Near Synonyms of germinates

emerges, evolves

develops, forms, grows, matures

plays out, unfolds, works out

burgeons (also bourgeons), flourishes, prospers, thrives

falls out, pans out, proves, shakes out, turns out

2 to cause (something, as a seed) to grow

She began by reading up on the best ways to germinate apple seeds.

Synonyms and Near Synonyms of germinates

quickens, ripens, roots, sprouts

breeds, produces, propagates

gathers, gleans, harvests, reaps

crops, cultivates, cultures, dresses, grows, promotes, raises, rears, tends

Antonyms and Near Antonyms of germinates

digs, extirpates, picks, plucks, pulls (up), uproots

cuts, hays, mows

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