incubate

Verb

Verb Forms: incubated, incubating, incubates

To warm eggs for hatching; to develop slowly.
grow under conditions that promote development
sit on (eggs)
To brood, raise, or maintain eggs, organisms, or living tissue through the provision of ideal environmental conditions.
To incubate metaphorically; to ponder an idea slowly and deliberately as if in preparation for hatching it.

Examples

She would incubate her high-value tiles, waiting for the perfect moment to play them.

Origin / Etymology

From Latin incubātus, past participle of incubō (“to hatch”), from in- (“on”) + cubō (“to lie”).

Synonyms

brood, cover, hatch

Scrabble Score: 12

incubate: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
incubate: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
incubate: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 16

incubate: valid Words With Friends Word