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germinate

Back  [intransitive, transitive] if a 
seed
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 germinates, or if it is germinated, it begins to 
grow
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 SYN sprout

2 [intransitive] if an 
idea
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, feeling etc germinates, it begins to 
develop
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The idea of setting up his own company began to germinate in his mind.

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