gestate
verb
ges·tate
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gestated;
gestating
Definition of gestate
1
: to carry in the uterus during pregnancy
2
: to conceive and gradually develop in the mind
: to be in the process of gestation
Examples of gestate in a Sentence
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The companies are still working together on some long-gestating projects. — Brooks Barnes, New York Times, "Ron Howard and Brian Grazer Want to Be the Center of the Streaming Era," 1 Aug. 2019 Jonathan Goldstein and John Francis Daley — the duo behind New Line's sleeper hit Game Night — are in talks to direct the long-gestating Dungeons & Dragons movie for Paramount. — Mia Galuppo, The Hollywood Reporter, "'Game Night' Duo in Talks to Direct 'Dungeons & Dragons' Movie," 30 July 2019 The long-gestating Sweet Valley High movie has moved on to its third writer. — Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, "Sweet Valley High movie update: Jessica Gao takes over as writer," 8 July 2019 The group played unreleased tracks from its long-gestating next album, [USA]. — Mosi Reeves, Billboard, "Porter Robinson's Second Sky Festival Reflected His Boundary-Pushing Taste and Personal Evolution: Recap," 17 June 2019 This Week In Heat Vision breakdown But his boarding of what would be a fourth installment of the Marvel franchise comes at a cost: Warner Bros.' long-gestating adaptation of Japanese manga, Akira. — Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, "Taika Waititi to Direct 'Thor 4' (Exclusive)," 16 July 2019 The release of In My Defense is a long time coming for the Australian star, whose long-gestating sophomore effort Digital Distortion never saw the light of day. — Rachel Desantis, PEOPLE.com, "Iggy Azalea Channels Baby Spice in Sexy Photos as She Drops First Album in Five Years," 19 July 2019 These are horrific measures that remind us every other aspect of women’s lives are less important than gestating children. — Jennifer Wright, Harper's BAZAAR, "Women Who Miscarry Could Be Criminally Investigated Under Georgia's New Abortion Law," 15 May 2019 The baby pulsar gestating at its center escaped attention until 2000. — Sarah Scoles, Discover Magazine, "Getting to Know Pulsars, the Lighthouses of the Cosmos," 12 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'gestate.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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