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incubates definition
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Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb incubate Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb incubate Entailment of verb incubate 1 of 2 senses of incubate Sense 2 brood, hatch, cover, incubate => sit down sit Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb incubate 2 senses of incubate Sense 1 incubate => develop Sense 2 brood, hatch, cover, incubate => reproduce, procreate, multiply Familiarity of verb incubate incubate used as a verb is rare (polysemy count = 2) Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb incubate Sense 1 incubate => develop -------------- Sense 2 brood, hatch, cover, incubate => reproduce, procreate, multiply -------------- Overview of verb incubate The verb incubate has 2 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (1) incubate -- (develop under favorable conditions, such as germs and bacteria) 2. (1) brood, hatch, cover, incubate -- (sit on (eggs); "Birds brood"; "The female covers the eggs") Overview of verb incubate The verb incubate has 2 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (1) incubate -- (develop under favorable conditions, such as germs and bacteria) 2. (1) brood, hatch, cover, incubate -- (sit on (eggs); "Birds brood"; "The female covers the eggs")
incubates definition