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veg·e·tate
(vĕj′ĭ-tāt′)v. veg·e·tat·ed, veg·e·tat·ing, veg·e·tates
v.intr.
1. To grow or sprout as a plant does.
2. Medicine To grow pathologically on a body part, as a wartlike lesion on a heart valve.
3.
a. To exist in a state of physical or mental inactivity: He was just vegetating in his parents' house all winter.
b. To engage in relaxing or passive activities, such as watching television: stayed home and vegetated last night.
v.tr.
To grow over or cover with vegetation: a dune that is vegetated.
[Latin vegetāre, vegetāt-, to enliven; see vegetable.]
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vegetate
(ˈvɛdʒɪˌteɪt)vb (intr)
1. (Botany) to grow like a plant; sprout
2. to lead a life characterized by monotony, passivity, or mental inactivity
3. (Pathology) pathol (of a wart, polyp, etc) to develop fleshy outgrowths
[C17: from Late Latin vegetāre to invigorate]
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veg•e•tate
(ˈvɛdʒ ɪˌteɪt)v.i. -tat•ed, -tat•ing.
1. to grow as or like a plant.
2. to lead an inactive life without much physical, mental, or social activity.
[1595–1605; < Latin vegetātus, past participle of vegetāre to quicken, enliven, derivative of vegetus lively. orig. past participle of vegēre to give vigor]
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vegetate
Past participle: vegetated
Gerund: vegetating
| Imperative |
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| vegetate |
| vegetate |
| Present |
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| I vegetate |
| you vegetate |
| he/she/it vegetates |
| we vegetate |
| you vegetate |
| they vegetate |
| Preterite |
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| I vegetated |
| you vegetated |
| he/she/it vegetated |
| we vegetated |
| you vegetated |
| they vegetated |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am vegetating |
| you are vegetating |
| he/she/it is vegetating |
| we are vegetating |
| you are vegetating |
| they are vegetating |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have vegetated |
| you have vegetated |
| he/she/it has vegetated |
| we have vegetated |
| you have vegetated |
| they have vegetated |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was vegetating |
| you were vegetating |
| he/she/it was vegetating |
| we were vegetating |
| you were vegetating |
| they were vegetating |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had vegetated |
| you had vegetated |
| he/she/it had vegetated |
| we had vegetated |
| you had vegetated |
| they had vegetated |
| Future |
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| I will vegetate |
| you will vegetate |
| he/she/it will vegetate |
| we will vegetate |
| you will vegetate |
| they will vegetate |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have vegetated |
| you will have vegetated |
| he/she/it will have vegetated |
| we will have vegetated |
| you will have vegetated |
| they will have vegetated |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be vegetating |
| you will be vegetating |
| he/she/it will be vegetating |
| we will be vegetating |
| you will be vegetating |
| they will be vegetating |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been vegetating |
| you have been vegetating |
| he/she/it has been vegetating |
| we have been vegetating |
| you have been vegetating |
| they have been vegetating |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been vegetating |
| you will have been vegetating |
| he/she/it will have been vegetating |
| we will have been vegetating |
| you will have been vegetating |
| they will have been vegetating |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| I had been vegetating |
| you had been vegetating |
| he/she/it had been vegetating |
| we had been vegetating |
| you had been vegetating |
| they had been vegetating |
| Conditional |
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| I would vegetate |
| you would vegetate |
| he/she/it would vegetate |
| we would vegetate |
| you would vegetate |
| they would vegetate |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have vegetated |
| you would have vegetated |
| he/she/it would have vegetated |
| we would have vegetated |
| you would have vegetated |
| they would have vegetated |
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Verb 1. [画像:vegetate - lead a passive existence without using one's body or mind]vegetate - lead a passive existence without using one's body or mind
live - lead a certain kind of life; live in a certain style; "we had to live frugally after the war"
2. [画像:vegetate - establish vegetation on]vegetate - establish vegetation on; "They vegetated the hills behind their house"
grow - cause to grow or develop; "He grows vegetables in his backyard"
3. [画像:vegetate - produce vegetation]vegetate - produce vegetation; "The fields vegetate vigorously"
grow - increase in size by natural process; "Corn doesn't grow here"; "In these forests, mushrooms grow under the trees"; "her hair doesn't grow much anymore"
4. [画像:vegetate - grow like a plant]vegetate - grow like a plant; "This fungus usually vegetates vigorously"
grow - increase in size by natural process; "Corn doesn't grow here"; "In these forests, mushrooms grow under the trees"; "her hair doesn't grow much anymore"
5. vegetate - grow or spread abnormally; "warts and polyps can vegetate if not removed"
grow - become larger, greater, or bigger; expand or gain; "The problem grew too large for me"; "Her business grew fast"
6. vegetate - propagate asexually; "The bacterial growth vegetated along"
biological science, biology - the science that studies living organisms
propagate - multiply sexually or asexually
7. [画像:vegetate - engage in passive relaxation]vegetate - engage in passive relaxation; "After a hard day's work, I vegetate in front of the television"
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vegetate
verb stagnate, idle, loaf, exist, do nothing, deteriorate, languish, moulder, go to seed, be inert, veg out (slang, chiefly U.S.) He spends all his time vegetating in front of the TV.
stagnate grow, develop
stagnate grow, develop
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Translations
يَعيشُ حَياةً خامِلَه
živořit
vegetere
lifa tilòrifalausu lífi
živoriť
amaçsız bir yaşam sürmek
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vegetate
vi
(lit) → wachsen
(fig) → dahinvegetieren
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vegetable
(ˈvedʒtəbl) noun1. a plant or part of a plant, other than a fruit, used as food. We grow potatoes, beans and other vegetables; (also adjective) vegetable oils. groente, plante خُضْرَه зеленчук vegetal zelenina; zeleninový das Gemüse, Gemüse... grøntsag; vegetabilsk λαχανικό, χορταρικό, φυτικός verdura, hortaliza köögivili سبزیجات vihannes légume ירק सब्जी povrće zöldség(féle) sayuran grænmeti verdure, ortaggi 野菜 채소 daržovė dārzenis sayur-sayuran groente; plantaardig grønnsak warzywo vegetal legumă; de legume овощ zelenina; zeleninový zelenjava povrće grönsak; vegetabilisk พืชผัก sebze 蔬菜 овочі سبزي rau 蔬菜
2. a plant. Grass is a vegetable, gold is a mineral and a human being is an animal. groente نَبات зарзават vegetal rostlina die Pflanze plante φυτό vegetal taim گیا�� kasvi végétal צמח मानसिक रूप से निष्क्रिय biljka növény tumbuhan jurt, planta vegetale 植物 식물 augalas augs tumbuhan plant plante roślina vegetal plantă растение rastlina rastlina biljka växt ผัก bitki 植物 городина پودا thực vật 植物
ˌvegeˈtarian (vedʒi-) noun a person who does not eat meat of any kind. Has he always been a vegetarian?; (also adjective) This is a vegetarian dish. vegetariër شَخْص نَباتي вегетарианец, вегетариански vegetariano vegetarián, -ka; vegetariánský der/die Vegetarier, vegetarisch vegetar; vegetarisk; vegetar- χορτοφάγος vegetariano taimetoitlane گیاهخوار kasvissyöjä végétarien/-ienne צמחוני शाकाहारी vegetarijanac vegetáriánus pemakan sayuran grænmetisæta vegetariano 菜食主義者(の) 채식주의자 vegetaras; vegetariškas veģetārietis; veģetāriešu-; veģetārs vegetarian` vegetariër; vegetarisch vegetarianer jarosz vegetariano vegetarian вегетарианец vegetarián, -ka vegetarijanec vegeterijanski vegetarian; vegetarisk คนกินมังสวิรัติ etyemez, vejetaryen 素食者 вегетаріанець; вегетаріанський سبزي خور người ăn chay 素食者
ˌvegeˈtarianism noun vegetarisme نَظَرِيَّة العَيْش على النَّباتات вегетарианство vegetarianismo vegetariánství der Vegetarismus vegetarisme χορτοφαγία vegetarianismo vegetaarlus گیاهخواری vegetarismi végétarisme צמחונות शाकाहार में विश्वास vegetarijanstvo vegetarianizmus paham pantang daging mataræði og manneldisstefna sem byggir á jurtafæði vegetarianismo 菜食主義 채식주의 vegetarizmas veģetārisms vegetarianisme` vegetarisme vegetarianisme wegetarianizm vegetarianismo vegetarianism вегетарианство vegetariánstvo vegetarijanstvo vegeterijanstvo vegetarianism การรับประทานแต่พืชผักเป็นอาหาร etyemezlik 素食主義 вегетаріанство سبزي خوري کا اصول thói quen ăn chay 素食主义
vegetate (ˈvedʒiteit) verb to live an idle, boring and pointless life. I would like to get a job – I don't want to vegetate. vegeteer يَعيشُ حَياةً خامِلَه живуркам vegetar živořit vegetieren vegetere ζω ανούσια και βαρετή ζωή vegetar vegeteerima گیاه وار زیستن؛ خوردن و خوابیدن vetelehtiä végéter לִחיוֹת חַיִים רֵיקִים निष्क्रिय जीवन बिताना vegetirati tengődik menganggur lifa tilþrifalausu lífi vegetare 無為に暮す 무기력하게 살다 vegetuoti veģetēt menjadikan hidup sso bosan vegeteren leve passivt, vegetere wegetować vegetar a vegeta прозябать živoriť životariti vegetirati vegetera อยู่เฉย ๆ ไม่ทําอะไร amaçsız bir yaşam sürmek 盲然度日,虛度光陰 вегетаріанство بے کار زندگي گزارنا sống vô vị 无所事事,过单调乏味的生活
ˌvegeˈtation (vedʒi-) noun plants in general; plants of a particular region or type. tropical vegetation. plantegroei نَباتات растителност vegetação rostlinstvo, vegetace die Vegetation vegetation βλάστηση vegetación taimestik گیاهان kasvillisuus végétation צמחייה पौधों की वृद्धि vegetacija növényzet tetumbuhan gróður vegetazione 植物 식물, 초목, 식생 augmenija veģetācija; augu valsts tumbuh-tumbuhan vegetatie vegetasjon, plantevekst roślinność vegetação vegetaţie растительность rastlinstvo rastlinstvo vegetacija vegetation พืชผัก bitkiler, bitki örtüsü/topluluğu 植物,某地區或某類 рослинність سبزي، نباتات thực vật 植物,(尤指某地或环境的)植被
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