Definition
To cause to sprout or germinate; to make something begin to grow from a seed.
Etymology
From the prefix en- (causing to be) plus germinate (from Latin germinare, to sprout). The word combines the causative prefix with the biological process of seed activation.
Kelly Says
This word reveals how English uses the 'en-' prefix like a linguistic magic wand—tacking it onto verbs transforms them into causative actions. You don't just germinate; you engerminate something else into existence!
Translations
CACatalà
germinar
zhen-eh-mee-nar
CSČeština
klíčit
klee-chit
ELΕλληνικά
βλαστήσει
vlas-tee-sei
ESEspañol
germinar
zheh-mee-nar
FRFrançais
germer
zher-may
GUGU
ઉત્પન્ન કરવામાં આવ્યું
oot-pan-n kar-va-maan aav-yun
HAHA
an haifa
an ha-ee-fa
IDBahasa Indonesia
berkecambah
ber-keh-cam-bah
ITItaliano
germinare
zheh-mee-na-reh
KKKK
пайда болған
pai-da bol-gan
MRMR
उत्पन्न केलेला
oot-pan-n ke-le-la
MSBahasa Melayu
bercambah
ber-cham-bah
NLNederlands
ontkiemen
ont-kee-men
PAPA
ਉਤપન્ન ਕੀਤਾ
oot-pan-n kee-ta
PLPolski
kiemienie
kye-mee-nee-eh
PTPortuguês
germinar
zheh-mee-nar
RORomână
germina
zheh-mee-na
RUРусский
прорастать
pro-ras-tat
SWKiswahili
kuzaa
koo-zah
TRTürkçe
çimlenmek
chim-len-mek
UKУкраїнська
проростати
pro-ro-staty
URاردو
پیدا ہونا
pee-da ho-na
VITiếng Việt
nảy mầm
nay mam
ZUZU
ukuthula
koo-thoo-la