incubate

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Synonyms: inocubate, intubate, incudate, incubatee, inchoate, indurate, inculcate, inoculate, increate, infumate, inculpate

Antonyms: inocubate, intubate, incudate, incubatee, inchoate, indurate, inculcate, inoculate, increate, infumate, inculpate

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Verb

1. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[brood]], [[raise]], or [[maintain]] eggs, organisms, or living tissue through the provision of ideal environmental conditions.
2. {{lb|en|transitive|figurative}} To incubate metaphorically; to [[ponder]] an idea slowly and deliberately as if in preparation for [[hatching]] it.

Noun

1. {{lb|en|biology|or|chemistry}} A [[preparation]], or [[material]], that has been incubated.

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