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incubate

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of incubate

1 to cover and warm eggs as the young inside develop
  • The hen incubated her eggs for two weeks.
Synonyms of incubate

brood, hatch, set c, sit
Words Related to incubate

lay, spawn
2 to help the growth or development of
  • Hopefully, these youthful visits to the museum will incubate an enduring love of art.
Synonyms of incubate

advance, cultivate, encourage, forward, foster, further, nourish, nurse, nurture, promote
Words Related to incubate

advocate, back, champion, endorse (also indorse), support, uphold

endow, finance, fund, patronize, stake, subsidize, underwrite

abet, aid, assist

advertise, boost, plug, publicize, tout

agitate (for), campaign (for), work (for)
Near Antonyms of incubate

ban, bar, enjoin, forbid, interdict, outlaw, prevent, prohibit, proscribe

repress, snuff (out), squash, squelch, stifle, subdue, suppress

arrest, check, halt, retard

encumber, fetter, hobble, impede, interfere (with), manacle, obstruct, shackle
Antonyms of incubate

discourage, frustrate, hinder, inhibit

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