germinate

1. 1

   Of a seed, to begin to grow, to sprout roots and leaves.intransitive

   • the Chalcites, which hath a Spirit that will put forth and germinate
2. 2

   To cause to grow; to produce.transitive

   • These were business hours, and a feeling of loneliness crept over him, perhaps germinated by his sight of the illustrated papers, and accentuated by an attempted perusal of them.

syn. ackerspyre