GESTATE


Meaning of GESTATE in English

/ dʒesˈteɪt; NAmE ˈdʒesteɪt/ verb

[ vn ] ( biology or medical ) to carry a young human or animal inside the womb until it is born

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WORD ORIGIN

mid 19th cent.: from Latin gestat- carried in the womb, from the verb gestare .

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