vegetate
/vɛdʒɪ,teɪt/
verb
8 letters3 syllables12 points in Scrabble®14 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS7
VERB
1
Engage in passive relaxation.
“After a hard day's work, I vegetate in front of the television”
2
Establish vegetation on.
“They vegetated the hills behind their house”
3
Grow like a plant.
“This fungus usually vegetates vigorously”
4
Grow or spread abnormally.
“warts and polyps can vegetate if not removed”
5
Lead a passive existence without using one's body or mind.
6
Produce vegetation.
“The fields vegetate vigorously”
7
Propagate asexually.
“The bacterial growth vegetated along”
WORD FORMS
Related formvegetation
Related formvegetative
GAME SCORES
Scrabble®12 points
Words With Friends®14 points
Double word24 points
Triple word36 points
GOOD TO KNOW
Pig Latinegetatevay
Starts & ends withV … E
Syllablesveg · e · tate
SYNONYMS & RELATED3
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