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- Dictionaryincubate/ˈɪŋkjʊbeɪt/
verb
- 1. (of a bird) sit on (eggs) in order to keep them warm and bring them to hatching.
- 2. be developing an infectious disease before symptoms appear: "the possibility that she was incubating early syphilis"
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Learn the meaning of incubate, a verb that can mean to sit on eggs, to maintain something under favorable conditions, or to cause or aid development. See synonyms, examples, word history, and related entries.
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Learn the meaning of incubate, a verb that means to keep something warm or cause it to develop, especially eggs or diseases. See how to use incubate in sentences and find synonyms and related words in different languages.
verb. (of birds) to supply (eggs) with heat for their development, esp by sitting on them. to cause (eggs, embryos, bacteria, etc) to develop, esp in an incubator or culture medium. intr (of eggs, embryos, bacteria, etc) to develop in favourable conditions, esp in an incubator.
Learn the meaning, pronunciation, and usage of the verb 'incubate' in different contexts. Find out how birds, germs, plans, and ideas can incubate, and see examples and synonyms.
To incubate means to keep something safe and warm so that it can grow. The word can be used metaphorically to mean to keep something safe in order for it to have time to grow. You incubate a plan or an idea before bringing it into the world, or, metaphorically speaking, hatching it.
Incubate means to hatch eggs by sitting on them or by artificial heat, or to develop, grow, or take form. Learn the different meanings, synonyms, and usage of incubate in various contexts from The Free Dictionary.
