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Synonyms for germinate

Most common

bud sprout spud pullulate grow develop

Definitions

  1. v. 1

    Of a seed, to begin to grow, to sprout roots and leaves.

  2. v. 2

    To cause to grow; to produce.

Related words

Word family
germ german germane germination

Forms

Past participle
germinated
e.g. germinated → sprouted, shot, budded, spudded…

Example sentences

  • bud Any attempt at reconciliation was nipped in the bud.
  • sprout The weeds began to sprout up along with the seeds.
  • spud Spud means the same thing as potato.
  • grow "I will grow many trees here", he said to himself.
  • develop What does it mean to develop a sound architecture?

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
germinatefalling
budsteady
sproutsteady
spudfalling
pullulatefalling
growrising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters
bud1
4 letters
grow1, spud1
5 letters
shoot1
6 letters
evolve2, sprout1
7 letters
develop3
8 letters
vegetate3, bourgeon
9 letters
pullulate
10 letters
ackerspyre

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (evolve2 = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français
germer
Italiano
germinare
Español
germinar
Deutsch
ausschlagen
Català
germinar