VEGETATE


Meaning of VEGETATE in English

/ 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.

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