gestate
verb
ges·tate
| \ ˈje-ˌstāt
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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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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 2019 James Gray’s long-gestating awards prospective space drama Ad Astra has finally launched its first trailer into orbit. — Joey Nolfi, EW.com, "Watch Brad Pitt zip through space in first Ad Astra trailer," 5 June 2019 While Claudia is gestating and Luis is tinkering, the scene often shifts to a chorus of six women, with cutesy names like Walnut, Apple, Grapefruit, among others. — Alexis Soloski, New York Times, "Review: In Centuries-Spanning ‘Bump,’ It’s Always Labor Day," 17 May 2018 Rambin and her fellow actors are motivating each other to finally get their long-gestating projects off the ground by raising the stakes. — Nojan Aminosharei, Harper's BAZAAR, "Leven Rambin Won't Let Her Moment Pass Her By," 28 Sep. 2018 But today Supercell is announcing that Brawl Stars’ long-gestating global launch is happening soon, on both iOS and Android, with pre-registration starting now. — Andrew Webster, The Verge, "Supercell’s new game mixes Fortnite and Clash Royale, and it’s out soon," 14 Nov. 2018These 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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