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Germinate

To sprout; to bud; to shoot; to begin to vegetate, as a plant or its seed; to begin to develop, as a germ.

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Verb group 12

Bourgeon 84% connected

To sprout; to put forth buds; to shoot forth, as a branch.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Bourgeon 84% connected

To sprout; to put forth buds; to shoot forth, as a branch.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Develop 84% connected

To free from that which infolds or envelops; to unfold; to lay open by degrees or in detail; to make visible or known; to disclose; to produce or giv…

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Develop 84% connected

To free from that which infolds or envelops; to unfold; to lay open by degrees or in detail; to make visible or known; to disclose; to produce or giv…

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Pullulate 84% connected

To germinate; to bud; to multiply abundantly.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Pullulate 84% connected

To germinate; to bud; to multiply abundantly.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Shoot 84% connected

An inclined plane, either artificial or natural, down which timber, coal, etc., are caused to slide; also, a narrow passage, either natural or artifi…

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Shoot 84% connected

An inclined plane, either artificial or natural, down which timber, coal, etc., are caused to slide; also, a narrow passage, either natural or artifi…

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Sprout 84% connected

To shoot, as the seed of a plant; to germinate; to push out new shoots; hence, to grow like shoots of plants.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Sprout 84% connected

To shoot, as the seed of a plant; to germinate; to push out new shoots; hence, to grow like shoots of plants.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Spud 84% connected

A sharp, narrow spade, usually with a long handle, used by farmers for digging up large-rooted weeds; a similarly shaped implement used for various p…

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Spud 84% connected

A sharp, narrow spade, usually with a long handle, used by farmers for digging up large-rooted weeds; a similarly shaped implement used for various p…

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Broader term 1

Grow 76% connected

To increase in size by a natural and organic process; to increase in bulk by the gradual assimilation of new matter into the living organism; -- said…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Derivationally related 4

Germ 74% connected

That which is to develop a new individual; as, the germ of a fetus, of a plant or flower, and the like; the earliest form under which an organism app…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Germ 74% connected

That which is to develop a new individual; as, the germ of a fetus, of a plant or flower, and the like; the earliest form under which an organism app…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Germination 74% connected

The process of germinating; the beginning of vegetation or growth in a seed or plant; the first development of germs, either animal or vegetable.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Germination 74% connected

The process of germinating; the beginning of vegetation or growth in a seed or plant; the first development of germs, either animal or vegetable.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Synonym 7

Bourgeon 92% connected

To sprout; to put forth buds; to shoot forth, as a branch.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Develop 92% connected

To free from that which infolds or envelops; to unfold; to lay open by degrees or in detail; to make visible or known; to disclose; to produce or giv…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Evolve 92% connected

To unfold or unroll; to open and expand; to disentangle and exhibit clearly and satisfactorily; to develop; to derive; to educe.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Pullulate 92% connected

To germinate; to bud; to multiply abundantly.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Shoot 92% connected

An inclined plane, either artificial or natural, down which timber, coal, etc., are caused to slide; also, a narrow passage, either natural or artifi…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Sprout 92% connected

To shoot, as the seed of a plant; to germinate; to push out new shoots; hence, to grow like shoots of plants.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Spud 92% connected

A sharp, narrow spade, usually with a long handle, used by farmers for digging up large-rooted weeds; a similarly shaped implement used for various p…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

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