Incubate

verb

/ˈɪŋkjʊbeɪt/

Word Frequency: 1.1

Definitions

1.verbTo brood, raise, or maintain eggs, organisms, or living tissue through the provision of ideal environmental conditions.

2.verbTo incubate metaphorically; to ponder an idea slowly and deliberately as if in preparation for hatching it.

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