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Incubate
ˈɪŋkjʊbeɪt
Incubate definitions
verb
incubate
incubated
incubates
incubating
- (of a bird) sit on (eggs) in order to keep them warm and bring them to hatching
- (in a laboratory or other controlled situation) keep (eggs, bacteria, embryos, etc.) at a suitable temperature so that they develop
"the samples were incubated at 80°C for 3 minutes"
- give support and aid the development of (a new small business)
- be developing an infectious disease before symptoms appear
"the possibility that she was incubating early syphilis"
- develop slowly without outward or perceptible signs
"the BSE bug incubates for around three years"