Gestate (Verb)
Meaning 1
Have the idea for; "He conceived of a robot that would help paralyzed patients"; "This library was well conceived".
Classification
Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing.
Examples
- The team of engineers began to gestate a plan for a self-sustaining, green community.
- As she read through the file, the idea started to gestate in her mind of how to solve the logistical problem.
- His experiences in war led him to gestate the concept of a non-profit organization for disabled veterans.
- It wasn't until she turned 30 that she started to gestate the idea of opening her own bakery.
- She credits her solitude during the trip for allowing her to gestate the concept that would later become a bestselling novel.
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Meaning 2
Be pregnant with; "She is bearing his child"; "The are expecting another child in January"; "I am carrying his child".
Classification
Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care.
Examples
- The family was overjoyed to hear that their daughter-in-law would gestate one more child in a few months.
- By the time winter arrives, she will gestate for nearly six months already, and the anticipation will start setting in.
- After years of trying, the couple finally found out that she would gestate their first child, and they were overwhelmed with happiness.
- As they had just moved into their new home, they had just discovered she would gestate their third baby.
- Following years of fertility treatments, it was confirmed that the actress would gestate a child through surrogacy for a loving family.