vegetate

• Verbe utilisé pour décrire un mode de vie ou une occupation passive, inerte ou improductive, souvent en l'absence de stimulation mentale ou physique, ou pour une plante qui pousse sans développement notable.

A verb used to describe the act of living or spending time in a passive, inactive, or unproductive manner, often implying a lack of mental or physical stimulation.

1. Live passivelyB2informal

   To exist in a dull, inactive way without mental or physical stimulation.

   vivre passivement

   • After retirement, he just vegetates in front of the TV all day.
   • She felt like she was vegetating in her boring office job.
   • Don't just vegetate on the couch—go out and do something!

   Synonymesdo-nothingexistidlelanguishlazeloafstagnate

   Antonymesengageflourishthrive

2. Establish vegetationC1formal

   To plant or cause plants to grow in a particular area.

   végétaliser

   • The city council plans to vegetate the barren hillside with native shrubs.
   • They vegetated the garden with a mix of flowers and herbs.
   • Efforts to vegetate the desert have had limited success.

   Synonymescultivategreengrowplantseedsow

3. Produce vegetationC1formal

   To grow or develop plant life naturally.

   Produire de la végétation

   • The field vegetates quickly after the spring rains.
   • In tropical climates, the land vegetates year-round.
   • The abandoned lot began to vegetate with weeds and wildflowers.

   Synonymesbudburgeongerminategrowshootsprout

4. Grow like a plantC2formal

   To grow or develop in a manner similar to a plant, often slowly or passively.

   Croître comme une plante

   • The tumor began to vegetate, spreading slowly through the tissue.
   • The idea vegetated in his mind for years before he acted on it.
   • The culture vegetated in the petri dish under controlled conditions.

   Synonymesbudgerminategrowshootsprout

   Antonymesbloomburgeonflourishthrive

5. Grow or spread abnormallyC2formal

   To proliferate in an uncontrolled or pathological manner, often used in medical contexts.

   Proliférer de manière pathologique

   • The bacteria vegetated on the surface of the wound.
   • Abnormal cells can vegetate and form growths.
   • The fungus vegetated across the damp wall.

   Synonymesburgeongrowmultiplyproliferatespread

6. Propagate asexuallyC2formal

   To reproduce without sexual means, as in some plants or simple organisms.

   se multiplier par reproduction asexuée

   • Many plants vegetate through runners or cuttings.
   • The organism vegetates by splitting into two identical cells.
   • Gardeners often vegetate herbs by taking stem cuttings.

   Synonymesbudclonemultiplypropagatereproduce

7. Engage in passive relaxationB2informal

   To rest or relax in a way that involves little mental or physical activity.

   Se détendre passivement

   • On weekends, I like to vegetate in my hammock with a book.
   • After a long week, he just wants to vegetate and do nothing.
   • She spent the afternoon vegetating by the pool.

   Synonymeschill outidlelazeloaflolllounge

   Antonymesactengageexertlaborwork