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incubate
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[ˈɪŋkjʊbeɪt], (Verb)
Definitions:
- (of a bird) sit on (eggs) in order to keep them warm and bring them to hatching
- be developing an infectious disease before symptoms appear
(e.g: the possibility that she was incubating early syphilis)
Phrases:
Origin
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mid 17th century: from Latin incubat- ‘lain on’, from the verb incubare, from in- ‘upon’ + cubare ‘to lie’
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