Dictionary Check: vegetate

"vegetate" is a valid word!

Scrabble 12 points
Words with Friends 14 points

Definition

verb

lead a passive existence without using one's body or mind

verb

establish vegetation on

Example: "They vegetated the hills behind their house"
verb

produce vegetation

Example: "The fields vegetate vigorously"
verb

grow like a plant

Example: "This fungus usually vegetates vigorously"
verb

grow or spread abnormally

Example: "warts and polyps can vegetate if not removed"
verb

propagate asexually

Example: "The bacterial growth vegetated along"

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