vegetate

Meanings

Verb

• lead a passive existence without using one's body or mind
• establish vegetation on
  • "They vegetated the hills behind their house"
• produce vegetation
  • "The fields vegetate vigorously"
• grow like a plant
  • "This fungus usually vegetates vigorously"
• grow or spread abnormally
  • "warts and polyps can vegetate if not removed"
• propagate asexually
  • "The bacterial growth vegetated along"
• engage in passive relaxation
  • "After a hard day's work, I vegetate in front of the television"
• To grow or sprout.
• To spread abnormally.
• To live or spend a period of time in a dull, inactive, unchallenging way.

Synonyms

vege out

Related Words

vegetable