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Definition of incubate

sit on (eggs); "Birds brood"; "The female covers the eggs"
develop under favorable conditions, such as germs and bacteria

Similar Words: brood, hatch, cover

Grouped Verbs: breed, cover, hatch

Entailments: sit down, sit

Derivational Morphology: brooding, incubation, incubator, brooder, hatch, hatching, brood

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