vegetate

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. verb lead a passive existence without using one's body or mind
  2. verb establish vegetation on
  3. verb produce vegetation

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin vegetātus, perfect passive participle of vegetō (“to enliven, to arouse”), see -ate (verb-forming suffix).

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