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I like to unwind by doing nothing. If I do get a day, I just like to vegetate and laze around.
Sonakshi Sinha

Meaning of "vegetate" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD VEGETATE

From Late Latin vegetāre to invigorate.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF VEGETATE

vegetate  [ˈvɛdʒɪˌteɪt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF VEGETATE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Vegetate is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb vegetate in English.

WHAT DOES VEGETATE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of vegetate in the English dictionary

The first definition of vegetate in the dictionary is to grow like a plant; sprout. Other definition of vegetate is to lead a life characterized by monotony, passivity, or mental inactivity. Vegetate is also to develop fleshy outgrowths.


CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO VEGETATE

PRESENT

Present
I vegetate
you vegetate
he/she/it vegetates
we vegetate
you vegetate
they vegetate
Present continuous
I am vegetating
you are vegetating
he/she/it is vegetating
we are vegetating
you are vegetating
they are vegetating
Present perfect
I have vegetated
you have vegetated
he/she/it has vegetated
we have vegetated
you have vegetated
they have vegetated
Present perfect continuous
I have been vegetating
you have been vegetating
he/she/it has been vegetating
we have been vegetating
you have been vegetating
they have been vegetating
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I vegetated
you vegetated
he/she/it vegetated
we vegetated
you vegetated
they vegetated
Past continuous
I was vegetating
you were vegetating
he/she/it was vegetating
we were vegetating
you were vegetating
they were vegetating
Past perfect
I had vegetated
you had vegetated
he/she/it had vegetated
we had vegetated
you had vegetated
they had vegetated
Past perfect continuous
I had been vegetating
you had been vegetating
he/she/it had been vegetating
we had been vegetating
you had been vegetating
they had been vegetating
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will vegetate
you will vegetate
he/she/it will vegetate
we will vegetate
you will vegetate
they will vegetate
Future continuous
I will be vegetating
you will be vegetating
he/she/it will be vegetating
we will be vegetating
you will be vegetating
they will be vegetating
Future perfect
I will have vegetated
you will have vegetated
he/she/it will have vegetated
we will have vegetated
you will have vegetated
they will have vegetated
Future perfect continuous
I will have been vegetating
you will have been vegetating
he/she/it will have been vegetating
we will have been vegetating
you will have been vegetating
they will have been vegetating
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would vegetate
you would vegetate
he/she/it would vegetate
we would vegetate
you would vegetate
they would vegetate
Conditional continuous
I would be vegetating
you would be vegetating
he/she/it would be vegetating
we would be vegetating
you would be vegetating
they would be vegetating
Conditional perfect
I would have vegetate
you would have vegetate
he/she/it would have vegetate
we would have vegetate
you would have vegetate
they would have vegetate
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been vegetating
you would have been vegetating
he/she/it would have been vegetating
we would have been vegetating
you would have been vegetating
they would have been vegetating
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you vegetate
we let´s vegetate
you vegetate
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to vegetate
Past participle
vegetated
Present Participle
vegetating
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH VEGETATE


acetate
ˈæsɪˌteɪt
agitate
ˈædʒɪˌteɪt
capacitate
kəˈpæsɪˌteɪt
cogitate
ˈkɒdʒɪˌteɪt
digitate
ˈdɪdʒɪˌteɪt
egurgitate
ɪˈɡɜːdʒɪˌteɪt
excogitate
ɛksˈkɒdʒɪˌteɪt
facilitate
fəˈsɪlɪˌteɪt
flagitate
ˈflædʒɪˌteɪt
hesitate
ˈhɛzɪˌteɪt
imitate
ˈɪmɪˌteɪt
ingurgitate
ɪnˈɡɜːdʒɪˌteɪt
interdigitate
ˌɪntəˈdɪdʒɪˌteɪt
irritate
ˈɪrɪˌteɪt
meditate
ˈmɛdɪˌteɪt
multidigitate
ˌmʌltɪˈdɪdʒɪˌteɪt
precipitate
prɪˈsɪpɪˌteɪt
regurgitate
rɪˈɡɜːdʒɪˌteɪt
revegetate
riːˈvɛdʒɪˌteɪt
sagittate
ˈsædʒɪˌteɪt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE VEGETATE

vegetable sheep
vegetable silk
vegetable slicer
vegetable soup
vegetable sponge
vegetable tallow
vegetable wax
vegetably
vegetal
vegetally
vegetant
vegetarian
vegetarianism
vegetated
vegetation
vegetational
vegetative
vegetative coma
vegetatively
vegetativeness

WORDS THAT END LIKE VEGETATE

amyl acetate
butyl acetate
cellulose acetate
estate
ethyl acetate
fluoroacetate
interpretate
isoamyl acetate
lead acetate
lead(II) acetate
metate
methyl acetate
oxalacetate
oxaloacetate
pentyl acetate
polyvinyl acetate
sodium fluoroacetate
subacetate
superfetate
triacetate
vinyl acetate

Synonyms and antonyms of vegetate in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «VEGETATE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «vegetate» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of vegetate

Translation of «vegetate» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF VEGETATE

Find out the translation of vegetate to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of vegetate from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «vegetate» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

种植树木
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

vegetan
570 millions of speakers

English

vegetate
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

उगना
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

vegetate
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

прозябают
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

vegetar
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

উদ্ভিদ্জীবন যাপন করা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

végètent
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tumbuh-tumbuhan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

vegetieren
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

vegetate
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

단조로운
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Vegetasi
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

sanh trưởng như loài thảo mộc
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

செடி கொடிகள்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

वनस्पतींचा नाश करा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

ot gibi yaşamak
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

vegetate
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

wegetować
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

животіють
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

vegeta
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

φυτοζωούν
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

vege teren
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

vegetate
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

vegetate
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of vegetate

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «VEGETATE»

The term «vegetate» is regularly used and occupies the 102.459 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «VEGETATE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «vegetate» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «vegetate» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about vegetate

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2 QUOTES WITH «VEGETATE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word vegetate.
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Sonakshi Sinha
I like to unwind by doing nothing. If I do get a day, I just like to vegetate and laze around.
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Jules Verne
An energetic man will succeed where an indolent one would vegetate and inevitably perish.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «VEGETATE»

Discover the use of vegetate in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to vegetate and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Soil survey
Very severe: slopes. steep Moderate: loose sandy footage; subject to blowing; difficult to vegetate. Moderate: gentle slopes; loose sandy footage; subject to blowing; difficult to vegetate. Moderate: gentle slopes; loose sandy footage; subject to ...
United States Bureau of Chemistry and Soils, United States. Bureau of Plant Industry, United States. Bureau of Plant Industry, Soils, and Agricultural Engineering, 1968
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Soil survey
Not needed or not suitable; sandy; slow runoff; difficult to vegetate; slopes too steep in places. Not needed; nearly level; slow runoff. No important limitations; in places slopes exceed 12 percent. Not needed; nearly level; difficult to vegetate.
United States. Bureau of Soils, United States. Bureau of Plant Industry, United States. Bureau of Plant Industry, Soils, and Agricultural Engineering, 1972
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Soil survey of Douglas County, Minnesota
Moderate: loose soil; difficult to vegetate. Moderate: slope; difficult to vegetate. Severe: slope; difficult to vegetate; texture of surface layer. Severe: slope Slight. Slight Moderate: slope. Slight Severe : poorly drained; sticky and slippery when wet ...
Donald E. DeMartelaere, United States. Soil Conservation Service, University of Minnesota. Agricultural Experiment Station, 1975
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Elements of Botany: Or, Outlines of the Natural History of ...
pose, the seeds of many plants vegetate in the water, and continue, during the whole course of their lives, very completely detached from the earth *. Moreover, seeds or various kinds germinate very readily and rapidly, upon cotton, wool, ...
Benjamin Smith Barton, 1804
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Selection of Reports and Papers of the House of Commons: ...
I should expect one would vegetate sooner than another. Is there any difference in the colour ? — Some difference in the colour I should expect. Will not those differences enable an intelligent Officer to ascertain whether the floors consist of  ...
‎1836
6
Soil survey of Charlevoix County, Michigan
0 to 50 percent slopes; slopes too steep and irregular in many areas; sandy; low runoff; difficult to vegetate. 0 to 6 percent slopes; numerous cobblestones hinder construction. 0 to 50 percent slopes; slopes too steep and irregular in many ...
Stanley D. Alfred, Adam G. Hyde, United States. Soil Conservation Service, 1974
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Soil Survey, Putnam County, Ohio
... of 2 to 3 feet; permeability water table. may expose difficult to seasonal high substratum in clayey plastic clay; vegetate. water table. has low permeability, high volume change, cracks when dry. substratum. sand or clay difficult to vegetate.
‎1974
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A System of Chemistry: In Four Volumes
But plants do not continue to vegetate for ever; sooner or later they decay and wither, and "Y “"1 '“°rot, and are totally decomposed. This change indeed does not happen to all plants at the end of the same time. Some live only for a single ...
Thomas Thomson, 1820
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The complete Farmer: or, a general Dictionary of Husbandry, ...
Both forts may be destroyed by bringing the feeds to vegetate, and then tearing up the young plants. Seeds will not vegetate without air. Some require a greater proportion, and some a smaller. The small seeds will not vegetate without a very  ...
‎1777
10
Fearless Critic Washington DC Area Restaurant Guide
Vegetate. Vegetarian food that varies between healthful and heavy New American Upmarket restaurant www.vegetatedc.com Tue-Sat 6pm-9:30pm Bar Beer, wine, liquor Mt. Vernon Square Credit cards Visa, MC, AmEx 1414 9th St. NW ...
Robin S. Goldstein, Alexis Herschkowitsch, Erin McReynolds, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «VEGETATE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term vegetate is used in the context of the following news items.
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Nelson brings nature to town
Activities will include increased pest and weed control, more riverside fencing and planting, and encouraging landowners to re-vegetate unproductive land by ... «Radio New Zealand, Aug 15»
2
CB Land Trust ready to start wetlands project at Peanut Lake
The project is expected to result in an additional 2.5 acres of wetlands. Volunteers will re-vegetate the area by planting about 1,000 willows and 2,500 sod plugs ... «Crested Butte News, Jul 15»
3
DC's biblical rains drowned my tomatoes. Can they be resurrected?
This makes them look like lollipops, but the imbalance is corrected as the plants vegetate. The bare ankles reduce the spread of early blight, which moves from ... «Washington Post, Jul 15»
4
A Minute With: Radhika Apte
A: A very close friend of mine told me once that it's good to vegetate. I think it's true for an actor. It's good to take that time off – do other things. Also, I was doing ... «Reuters Blogs, Apr 15»
5
Phoenixville Prepares Opening of Schuykill River Trail Segment
Seeding and fertilization of the tow path has started, and the ground needs time to vegetate. Foot and bicycle traffic could hinder the process, so users are asked ... «Patch.com, Apr 15»
6
USDA Grant Helps Florida Panhandle
Workers will vegetate disturbed areas and remove debris and sediment from the downstream channel to Michigan Avenue to prevent flooding. Gatewood Ditch ... «Southeast AgNet, Feb 15»
7
Verde verticale: rivestimenti vegetali e chiusure vegetate
Analizzando le specificità tecnico-costruttive dei sistemi esistenti sono individuabili due categorie: i rivestimenti vegetali e le chiusure verticali vegetate. «EdilOne, Feb 15»
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A Saltwater Greenhouse Grows Vegetables In Places Vegetables …
It could even help re-vegetate deserts in some countries. The greenhouse has a cardboard screen at one end with hundreds of small holes in it. Saltwater ... «Co.Exist, Dec 14»
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Jessica Rabbit Has Let Herself Go, And We Can Barely Keep It …
Jessica Rabbit is washed up. Her hourglass figure has succumbed to the years. She and Roger Rabbit vegetate in front of the TV, living off the fumes of their ... «Huffington Post, Sep 14»
10
Veggie Café, C-Store/Noodle Bar Add Fresh, On-Trend Options
Vegetate, a vegetarian café, opened last fall, and Market 16 & Noodle Bar, a c-store/foodservice hybrid, debuted in late 2012. Both, which were developed in ... «Foodservice Equipment & Supplies, Jun 14»

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