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    vegetate

    vegetate - Dictionary definition and meaning for word vegetate

    Definition
    (verb) lead a passive existence without using one's body or mind Definition
    (verb) establish vegetation on
    Example Sentence
    • They vegetated the hills behind their house
    Definition
    (verb) produce vegetation
    Example Sentence
    • The fields vegetate vigorously
    Definition
    (verb) grow like a plant
    Example Sentence
    • This fungus usually vegetates vigorously
    Definition
    (verb) grow or spread abnormally
    Example Sentence
    • warts and polyps can vegetate if not removed
    Definition
    (verb) propagate asexually
    Example Sentence
    • The bacterial growth vegetated along
    Definition
    (verb) engage in passive relaxation
    Synonyms : vege out
    Example Sentence
    • After a hard day's work, I vegetate in front of the television
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relate it to vegetarian = one who never takes meat or any of its products but only vegetables therefore has a monotonous taste of food.

Vegetate and hibernate are similar in sound. Vegetate means, to live an uneventful life, while hibernate (animals do this) means to go to sleep for a period of time. Therefore both words show inactivity.

grow (verb suffix ate ) like a vegeta-BLE

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