vegetate
VERB
/vɛdʒɪ,teɪt/
8 LETTERS · 3 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH V
vegetate is a valid 8-letter word worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
V4E1G2E1T1A1T1E1
4 + 1 + 2 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =12 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 24TRIPLE WORD → 36
MEANING
What does vegetate mean?
VERB · 7 SENSES
1
Engage in passive relaxation.
“After a hard day's work, I vegetate in front of the television”
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2
Establish vegetation on.
“They vegetated the hills behind their house”
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3
Grow like a plant.
“This fungus usually vegetates vigorously”
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4
Grow or spread abnormally.
“warts and polyps can vegetate if not removed”
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5
Lead a passive existence without using one's body or mind.
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6
Produce vegetation.
“The fields vegetate vigorously”
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7
Propagate asexually.
“The bacterial growth vegetated along”
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