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 usado para indicar o processo de gerar e desenvolver algo ao longo de um período, seja um feto no útero, seja uma ideia ou projeto na mente.

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.

   🇵🇹Amadurecer uma ideia

   Sinônimos: conceivedevelopformfosterharborhatchincubatemull overnurtureponder

   Antônimos: 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.

   🇵🇹Gestar

   Sinônimos: bearcarryexpect

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