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Incubate   /ˈɪnkjəbˌeɪt/   Listen
Incubate

verb
(past & past part. incubated; pres. part. incubating)
1.
Grow under conditions that promote development.
2.
Sit on (eggs).  Synonyms: brood, cover, hatch.  "The female covers the eggs"






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"Incubate" Quotes from Famous Books



... British birds, is practised by many others elsewhere, and in particular by the American troupials, or cattle-starlings. One of these indeed goes even farther, since it entrusts its eggs to the care of a nest-building cousin. There are also American cuckoos that build their own nest and incubate ...
— Birds in the Calendar • Frederick G. Aflalo



Words linked to "Incubate" :   sit, procreate, hatch, develop, incubator, sit down, cover, multiply, breed, incubation, reproduce



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