gestate
Verb
Verb Forms: gestated, gestating, gestates
- To carry offspring in the womb during pregnancy; to develop.
- have the idea for
- be pregnant with
- To carry offspring in the uterus from conception to delivery.
- To develop an idea.
Examples
- He needed a few turns to GESTATE the perfect seven-letter word on his rack.
Origin / Etymology
Back-formation from gestation on the basis of -ate (verb-forming suffix).
Synonyms
bear, carry, conceive, conceptualise, conceptualize, expect, have a bun in the oven
Scrabble Score: 8
gestate: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordgestate: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
gestate: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary