/ ˈvedʒəteɪt; NAmE / verb
[ v ] ( of a person ) to spend time doing very little and feeling bored
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WORD ORIGIN
early 17th cent.: from Latin vegetat- enlivened, from the verb vegetare , from vegetus active, from vegere be active.
/ ˈvedʒəteɪt; NAmE / verb
[ v ] ( of a person ) to spend time doing very little and feeling bored
••
WORD ORIGIN
early 17th cent.: from Latin vegetat- enlivened, from the verb vegetare , from vegetus active, from vegere be active.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005