ALL meanings of incubate
in·cu·bate
I i - transitive verb incubate cover so as to keep warm 1
- transitive verb incubate sit on: developing eggs 1
- transitive verb incubate idea: consider, develop slowly 1
- intransitive verb incubate hatch 1
- noun incubate (of a bird) Sit on (eggs) in order to keep them warm and bring them to hatching. 1
- verb with object incubate to sit upon (eggs) for the purpose of hatching. 1
- verb with object incubate to hatch (eggs), as by sitting upon them or by artificial heat. 1
- verb with object incubate to maintain at a favorable temperature and in other conditions promoting development, as cultures of bacteria or prematurely born infants. 1
- verb with object incubate to develop or produce as if by hatching; give form to: His brain was incubating schemes for raising money. 1
- verb without object incubate to sit upon eggs. 1
- verb without object incubate to undergo incubation. 1
- verb without object incubate to develop; grow; take form: A plan was slowly incubating in her mind. 1
- verb incubate When birds incubate their eggs, they keep the eggs warm until the baby birds come out. 0
- verb incubate When a germ in your body incubates or is incubated, it develops for a period of time before it starts making you feel ill. 0
- verb incubate If you say that plans or ideas incubate, you mean that they develop slowly after a lot of thought or discussion. 0
- verb incubate (of birds) to supply (eggs) with heat for their development, esp by sitting on them 0
- verb incubate to cause (eggs, embryos, bacteria, etc) to develop, esp in an incubator or culture medium 0
- verb incubate (of eggs, embryos, bacteria, etc) to develop in favourable conditions, esp in an incubator 0
- verb incubate (of disease germs) to remain inactive in an animal or human before causing disease 0
- verb incubate to develop or cause to develop gradually; foment or be fomented 0
- verb transitive incubate to sit on and hatch (eggs) 0
- verb transitive incubate to keep (eggs, embryos, bacteria, etc.) in a favorable environment for hatching or developing 0
- verb transitive incubate to cause to develop or take form, as by thought or planning 0
- intransitive verb incubate to go through the process of incubation 0
- intransitive verb incubate to develop or take form, esp. gradually 0
- verb incubate (Transitive Verb) To brood, raise, or maintain eggs, organisms, or living tissue through the provision of ideal environmental conditions. 0
- verb incubate (Transitive Verb) To incubate metaphorically; to ponder an idea slowly and deliberately as if in preparation for hatching it. 0