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incubate
Overview of verb incubate
The verb incubate has 2 senses (first 2 from tagged texts)
1. (1) incubate -- (grow under conditions that promote development)
2. (1) brood, hatch, cover, incubate -- (sit on (eggs); "Birds brood"; "The female covers the eggs")
Antonyms of verb incubate
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb incubate
2 senses of incubate
Sense 1
incubate
=> develop
=> grow
=> increase
=> change magnitude
=> change
Sense 2
brood, hatch, cover, incubate
=> reproduce, procreate, multiply
=> make, create
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb incubate
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb incubate
2 senses of incubate
Sense 1
incubate
=> develop
Sense 2
brood, hatch, cover, incubate
=> reproduce, procreate, multiply
'Cause To' of verb incubate
Derived Forms of verb incubate
2 senses of incubate
Sense 1
incubate
RELATED TO>(noun) incubation#2
=> incubation
RELATED TO>(noun) incubation#1
=> incubation
Sense 2
brood, hatch, cover, incubate
RELATED TO>(noun) incubation#3
=> brooding, incubation
RELATED TO>(noun) incubator#1
=> incubator, brooder
Domain of verb incubate
Domain Terms of verb incubate
Familiarity of verb incubate
incubate used as a verb is rare (polysemy count =2)
Sample Sentences of verb incubate
2 senses of incubate
Sense 1
incubate
*> Something ----s
Sense 2
brood, hatch, cover, incubate
*> Somebody ----s
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of verb incubate
2 senses of incubate
Sense 1
incubate
> develop
=> differentiate
=> dedifferentiate
=> grow
=> senesce, age, get on, mature, maturate
=> age
=> progress, come on, come along, advance, get on, get along, shape up
=> mature, maturate, grow
=> evolve
=> adolesce
=> build up, work up, build, progress
=> incubate
=> blossom, blossom out, blossom forth, unfold
=> bloom, blossom, flower
=> spike, spike out
=> bud
Sense 2
brood, hatch, cover, incubate
> reproduce, procreate, multiply
=> propagate
=> fructify, set
=> breed, multiply
=> brood, hatch, cover, incubate
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb incubate
Sense 1
incubate
=> develop
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Sense 2
brood, hatch, cover, incubate
=> reproduce, procreate, multiply
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Grep of verb incubate
incubate
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