gestate

A verb used to express the process of carrying or developing something (such as a fetus or an idea) over a period of time.

• 🇪🇸Verbo que se usa para referirse al proceso de llevar o desarrollar algo durante un período de tiempo, como un feto o una idea, hasta que está listo o maduro.

1. Develop an idea C2 formal

   To conceive and develop an idea, plan, or concept over time.

   • The author gestated the novel for several years before writing it.
   • The team gestated the project proposal through many meetings.
   • She gestated the business plan carefully before presenting it.

   🇪🇸Concebir y desarrollar una idea

   Sinónimos: conceivedevelopformfosterharborhatchincubatemull overnurtureponder

   Antónimos: abandondiscardforgetneglect

2. Be pregnant with C2 formal

   To carry a developing fetus in the womb.

   • The mammal gestates its young for several months.
   • She gestated twins during her pregnancy.
   • The period during which a female gestates varies among species.

   🇪🇸Estar embarazada de

   Sinónimos: bearcarryexpect

• gestated past participle
• gestated past simple
• gestating present participle
• gestates third person singular