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Verb: incubate  'in-kyu`beyt
  1. Grow under conditions that promote development
     
  2. Sit on (eggs)
    "Birds incubate"
    - brood, hatch, cover

Derived forms: incubates, incubating, incubated

See also: incubation, incubator

Type of: develop, multiply, procreate, reproduce

Encyclopedia: Incubate

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