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Definition of gestate verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

gestate

verb

NAmE//ˈdʒɛsteɪt//

gestate something (biology or medical)Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they gestate

he / she / it gestates

past simple gestated

-ing form gestating

to carry a young human or animal inside the womb until it is born

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