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Synonyms for incubate

Most common

hatch brood

All synonyms

Verb

1. Brood

brood, hatch, cover

Other

sit, breed

Definitions

  1. v. 1

    To brood, raise, or maintain eggs, organisms, or living tissue through the provision of ideal environmental conditions.

Related words

Word family
incubation incubative incubator

Forms

Past participle
incubated
e.g. incubated → brooded, hatched, covered, bred…

Example sentences

  • hatch The hen sits on her eggs until the chicks hatch.
  • brood A brood mare is a female horse used for breeding.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
incubaterising
hatchsteady
broodfalling

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

By length

3 letters
sit1
5 letters
cover2, breed1, hatch1, brood1

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (cover2 = 2 syllables).