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germinate
/ˈdʒɜːmɪneɪt/
verb
kiełkować
Also
wzrastaćrozwijać się
Definition
(Of a seed or spore) to begin to grow and put out shoots after a period of dormancy, or to cause to begin to grow.
Examples
The seeds germinated quickly in the warm soil.
Nasiona szybko kiełkowały w ciepłej glebie.
His idea for a new business began to germinate.
Jego pomysł na nowy biznes zaczął kiełkować.
Collocations
seeds germinateideas germinategerminate rapidly
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