As verbs the difference between gestated and gestate
is that gestated is (gestate) while gestate is to carry offspring in the uterus from conception to delivery.
gestated
English
Verb
(head)
(gestate)
gestate
English
Verb
(gestat)
To carry offspring in the uterus from conception to delivery.
(by analogy) To develop an idea.
Quotations
;to develop an idea
* 1986 , , Penguin, paperback edition, page 112
*: Philip wondered at that five-year gap. Perhaps it simply proved that a work of genius takes longer to gestate than a work of mere competent brilliance.
Related terms
* gestation
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gestate
English
Verb
(gestat)
To carry offspring in the uterus from conception to delivery.
(by analogy) To develop an idea.
Quotations
;to develop an idea
* 1986 , , Penguin, paperback edition, page 112
*: Philip wondered at that five-year gap. Perhaps it simply proved that a work of genius takes longer to gestate than a work of mere competent brilliance.
Related terms
* gestation
Anagrams
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