vegetate
[ vej-i-teyt ]
/ ˈvɛdʒ ɪˌteɪt /
verb (used without object), veg·e·tat·ed, veg·e·tat·ing.
to grow in, or as in, the manner of a plant.
to be passive or unthinking; to do nothing: to lie on the beach and vegetate.
Pathology.
to grow, or increase by growth, as an excrescence.
Origin of vegetate
1595–1605; < Latin
vegetātus (past participle of
vegetāre to quicken, enliven), equivalent to
veget(us) lively (orig. past participle of
vegēre to give vigor) +
-ātus
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British Dictionary definitions for vegetate
vegetate
/ (ˈvɛdʒɪˌteɪt) /
verb (intr)
to grow like a plant; sprout
to lead a life characterized by monotony, passivity, or mental inactivity
pathol
(of a wart, polyp, etc) to develop fleshy outgrowths
Word Origin for vegetate
C17: from Late Latin
vegetāre to invigorate