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gestate Definition


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gestate
verb, tr & intr gestated, gestating
    1. zool.
      Said of a mammal that bears live young: to carry (young) or be carried in the uterus, and to undergo physical development, during the period between fertilization and birth.
    2. To develop (an idea, etc) slowly in the mind.
Etymology: 19c: from Latin gestare, gestatum to carry.



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