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Added 10 October 2026

vegetate

/ˈvɛd͡ʒɪteɪt/ verb

Latin root: vegetātus Wiktionary

verb Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about vegetate at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

To grow or sprout.
To spread abnormally.
To live or spend a period of time in a dull, inactive, unchallenging way.

Origin

Borrowed from Latin vegetātus, perfect passive participle of vegetō (“to enliven, to arouse”), see -ate (verb-forming suffix).

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