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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Incubate \In"cu*bate\, v. i. & t. [imp. & p. p. {Incubated}; p. pr & vb n. {Incubating}.] [L. incubatus p. p. incubare to lie on pref. in- in on + cubare to lie down Cf {Cubit}, {Incumbent}.] To sit as on eggs for hatching; to brood; to brood upon or keep warm, as eggs, for the purpose of hatching. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: incubate v 1: develop under favorable conditions, such as germs and bacteria 2: sit on (eggs); "Birds brood"; "The female covers the eggs" [syn: {brood}, {hatch}, {cover}]
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