ˈjeˌstāt, usu -ād.+V verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Etymology: back-formation from gestation
transitive verb
1. : to carry in the uterus during pregnancy
enabling the mammal to gestate its young inside its body — G.B.Shaw
2. : to conceive and gradually develop in the mind
he was gestating quite another character, the hero of the next chapter — Florence B. Lennon
intransitive verb
: to be in the process of gestation