germinate

• Verbo que describe el proceso por el cual una semilla comienza a crecer y desarrollarse hasta convertirse en una planta, o, en sentido figurado, una idea o sentimiento que empieza a desarrollarse.

A verb used to describe the process by which a seed begins to grow and develop into a plant, or by extension, an idea or feeling begins to develop.

1. Start growingB2formalscientific

   To begin to grow and develop from a seed or spore.

   germinar

   • The seeds will germinate in warm, moist soil.
   • It takes about a week for the beans to germinate.
   • The scientist observed how the spores germinate under the microscope.

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2. C1formal

   To begin to develop or come into existence, often used metaphorically for ideas or plans.

   germinar (sentido figurado)

   • The idea for the novel germinated during his travels.
   • A plan began to germinate in her mind.
   • The concept germinated from a simple conversation.

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