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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, sit

Words Related to incubate

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

battle, combat, contend (with), counter, fight, oppose

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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