to vegetate
- verb
- /ˈvɛdʒɪˌteɪt/
- Specialized
:
vegetar
- The garden began to vegetate as the spring rains nourished the seeds planted earlier.
Examples
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After the floodwaters receded, the land slowly started to vegetate again, filling with new life.
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Thus, bare soil, soil with plants on it, and vegetated areas are not as warm as pavement and cities; therefore, a UHI.
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Vegetated riparian buffers are often cited as areas where nitrogen and phosphorus can potentially be removed.
Academic text (2002) -
Bare soils erode more easily in autumn than in other seasons; vegetated areas are more readily eroded in spring than in the rest of the year.
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To the left, on one of the small islands, a huge antelope tramped through the shallow, heavily vegetated water as spotted deer and jackals retreated from its obvious presence.
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Like riparian zones, vegetated filter strips help reduce erosion by slowing runoff, increasing water infiltration, and minimizing loss of sediment, dissolved nutrients, and herbicides.
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In the absence of human interference, the field will naturally vegetate over time with various native plants.
Surface Forms
Morphology
vegetate = vegetation (transparent) = veget + ate
The verb is a straightforward verb-forming use of '-ate' on the plant-related base 'vegetation', so the meaning 'to grow/produce vegetation' is directly derived.
Etymology
Vegetate comes from the Latin vegetare, which meant 'to make lively', and is related to vegetation and vegetable. So for a plant or fungus to vegetate is simply to grow and develop.
