vegetate

Verb

Verb Forms: vegetated, vegetating, vegetates

To grow like a plant, or to live passively.
lead a passive existence without using one's body or mind
establish vegetation on
- "They vegetated the hills behind their house"
produce vegetation
- "The fields vegetate vigorously"
grow like a plant
- "This fungus usually vegetates vigorously"
grow or spread abnormally
- "warts and polyps can vegetate if not removed"
propagate asexually
- "The bacterial growth vegetated along"
engage in passive relaxation
- "After a hard day's work, I vegetate in front of the television"
To grow or sprout.
To spread abnormally.
To live or spend a period of time in a dull, inactive, unchallenging way.

Examples

Sometimes, a player might vegetate, staring blankly at the Words With Friends board for minutes.

Origin / Etymology

Borrowed from Latin vegetatum, past participle of vegeto (“I enliven, I arouse”).

Synonyms

vege out

Scrabble Score: 12

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

Words With Friends Score: 14

vegetate: valid Words With Friends Word