v.
Pronunciation: ' ve-j ə - ˌ t ā t
Function: verb
Inflected Form: -tat · ed ; -tat · ing
Etymology: Medieval Latin vegetatus, past participle of vegetare to grow
Date: 1605
intransitive verb
1 a : to grow in the manner of a plant also : to grow exuberantly or with proliferation of fleshy or warty outgrowths b : to produce vegetation
2 : to lead a passive existence without exertion of body or mind
transitive verb : to establish vegetation in or on