incubate
🇺🇸
/ˈɪŋkjubeɪt/
🇬🇧
/ˈɪŋkjubeɪt/
verb
R
To sit on eggs to keep them warm so they can hatch.
The mother bird incubated her eggs under the warm sun.
R
To provide a suitable environment for growth, like keeping cells warm and safe.
The scientist incubated the bacteria at a specific temperature in the lab.
R
To have a disease developing inside your body before showing symptoms.
The person was incubating the flu virus before they started to feel sick.
R
To slowly develop without showing signs.
The idea incubated in her mind before she decided to start her own business.
translation
To sit on eggs to keep them warm so they can hatch.; To provide a suitable environment for growth, like keeping cells warm and safe.; To have a disease developing inside your body before showing symptoms.; To slowly develop without showing signs.
Word Forms
3rd Present
incubates
Past
incubated
Perfect
incubated
Progressive
incubating