Hypertext Webster Gateway: "incubate"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Incubate \In"cu*bate\, v. i. & t. [imp. & p. p. {Incubated}; p.
pr. & vb. n. {Incubating}.] [L. incubatus, p. p. incubare to
lie on; pref. in- in, on + cubare to lie down. Cf. {Cubit},
{Incumbent}.]
To sit, as on eggs for hatching; to brood; to brood upon, or
keep warm, as eggs, for the purpose of hatching.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
incubate
v 1: develop under favorable conditions, such as germs and
bacteria
2: sit on (eggs); "Birds brood"; "The female covers the eggs"
[syn: {brood}, {hatch}, {cover}]
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