GESTATE


Meaning of GESTATE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈjes-ˌtāt ]

verb

( ges·tat·ed ; ges·tat·ing )

Etymology: back-formation from gestation

Date: 1858

transitive verb

1. : to carry in the uterus during pregnancy

2. : to conceive and gradually develop in the mind

intransitive verb

: to be in the process of gestation

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.