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gestate
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gestate
v.
be pregnant, carry in the womb; conceive of and develop in the mind (i.e. a thought, idea, etc.)
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Gestation
Gestation is the carrying of an embryo or fetus inside female viviparous animals. It is typical for mammals, but also occurs for some non-mammals. Mammals during pregnancy can have one or more gestations at the same time (multiple gestations).
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gestate
Verb
1. have the idea for; "He conceived of a robot that would help paralyzed patients"; "This library was well conceived"
(synonym) conceive, conceptualize, conceptualise
(hypernym) create by mental act, create mentally
(hyponym) design
(derivation) gestation
2. be pregnant with; "She is bearing his child"; "The are expecting another child in January"; "I am carrying his child"
(synonym) have a bun in the oven, bear, carry, expect
(hypernym) give birth, deliver, bear, birth, have
(entail) conceive
(verb-group) give birth, deliver, bear, birth, have
(derivation) gestation, gestation period
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gestar
v.
gestate, be pregnant, carry in the womb
gestarse
v.
gestate, be pregnant, carry in the womb; conceive of and develop in the mind (i.e. a thought, idea, etc.)
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gestar
(v.) = incubate ; gestate ; brew ; prepare.
Ex: It is a project that has been incubating since he lost the space for his privately run museum in Gloucester docks two years ago.
Ex: The show, which only started gestating in May, has already pulled in over a million dollars in ticket sales.
Ex: The goddess owned a potent magick cauldron in which she planned to brew a special liquid for her ugly son.
Ex: A summary at the beginning of a document serves to prepare the reader to proceed to the remainder of the text.
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* estar gestándose = be in the making.
* estar gestándose, estar en proceso, estar en trámite, estar = be in the works.
* gestarse = gestate.
* polémica + gestarse = controversy + brew.
* que se lleva gestando hace tiempo = long-simmering.
* revolución + gestarse = revolution + brew.
Ex: It is a project that has been incubating since he lost the space for his privately run museum in Gloucester docks two years ago.
Ex: The show, which only started gestating in May, has already pulled in over a million dollars in ticket sales.
Ex: The goddess owned a potent magick cauldron in which she planned to brew a special liquid for her ugly son.
Ex: A summary at the beginning of a document serves to prepare the reader to proceed to the remainder of the text.
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* estar gestándose = be in the making.
* estar gestándose, estar en proceso, estar en trámite, estar = be in the works.
* gestarse = gestate.
* polémica + gestarse = controversy + brew.
* que se lleva gestando hace tiempo = long-simmering.
* revolución + gestarse = revolution + brew.
