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vegetate

verb /vɛdʒɪteɪt/ 3 syllables 8 letters Scrabble 12 WWF 14
Definitions
verb

engage in passive relaxation

“After a hard day's work, I vegetate in front of the television”

verb

establish vegetation on

“They vegetated the hills behind their house”

verb

grow like a plant

“This fungus usually vegetates vigorously”

verb

grow or spread abnormally

“warts and polyps can vegetate if not removed”

verb

lead a passive existence without using one's body or mind

verb

produce vegetation

“The fields vegetate vigorously”

verb

propagate asexually

“The bacterial growth vegetated along”

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