Gestate



GRE Barron

解释

GRE 红宝书

• v. 怀孕, 孕育
• ［英］ v. 怀孕, 孕育 ( evolve as in prenatal growth)

Webster Collegiate

verb (gestated; gestating)

• Etymology: back-formation from gestation
• Date: 1858
• transitive verb
  • 1. to carry in the uterus during pregnancy
  • 2. to conceive and gradually develop in the mind
• intransitive verb
  • to be in the process of gestation

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