As verbs the difference between restated and gestated
is that restated is (restate) while gestated is (gestate).
restated
English
Verb
(head)
(restate)
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restate
English
Verb
(restat)
to state again (without changing)
to state differently; to rephrase(jump)
Synonyms
* repeat, reiterate
* (jump) rephrase, reword
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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