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Verb
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vegetate
(lead a passive existence without using one's body or mind)
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vegetate
(establish vegetation on)
"They vegetated the hills behind their house"
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vegetate
(produce vegetation)
"The fields vegetate vigorously"
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(v)
vegetate
(grow like a plant)
"This fungus usually vegetates vigorously"
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vegetate
(grow or spread abnormally)
"warts and polyps can vegetate if not removed"
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vegetate
(propagate asexually)
"The bacterial growth vegetated along"
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vege out
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vegetate
(engage in passive relaxation)
"After a hard day's work, I vegetate in front of the television"