Wondering how to use Germinate in a sentence? Below are 10+ example sentences from authentic English texts. Including the meaning and synonyms such as grow or develop.
Germinate meaning
- Of a seed, to begin to grow, to sprout roots and leaves.
- To cause to grow; to produce.
Synonyms of Germinate
Using Germinate
- The main meaning on this page is: Of a seed, to begin to grow, to sprout roots and leaves. | To cause to grow; to produce.
- Useful related words include: grow, develop, evolve, sprout.
- In the example corpus, germinate often appears in combinations such as: to germinate, germinate and, will germinate.
Context around Germinate
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23.3 words
- Position in the sentence: 4 start, 10 middle, 6 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Germinate
- In this selection, "germinate" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, amaranth, spores, seeds, seeds, faster and upon stand out and add context to how "germinate" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include and amaranth germinate only at and and can germinate in unwanted. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "germinate" sits close to words such as acorns, acrobatics and acura, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with germinate
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Both germinate easily and will spread. (6 words)
If potatoes are stored above eight degrees, they germinate faster. (10 words)
It can be difficult to germinate and needs light to do so. (12 words)
We grew up seeing and hearing of Doves and Mashfords as the premium undertakers of choice, and yet Nyaradzo has proved to us all that with the right leader on the steering wheel, ideas can be planted, germinate and nourished to full fruition. (43 words)
Some seeds, including cocklebur and amaranth, germinate only at high temperatures (30 °C or 86 °F); many plants that have seeds that germinate in early to midsummer have thermodormancy, so germinate only when the soil temperature is warm. (38 words)
He added: ‘No wonder our English ‘gin plant’ is under threat – the battle really begins at birth; juniper seeds require two winters before they even germinate and seedlings then require very specific conditions to grow. (35 words)
Example sentences (20)
Some seeds, including cocklebur and amaranth, germinate only at high temperatures (30 °C or 86 °F); many plants that have seeds that germinate in early to midsummer have thermodormancy, so germinate only when the soil temperature is warm.
Spores germinate to give rise to haploid gametophytes, while seeds germinate to give rise to diploid sporophytes.
If potatoes are stored above eight degrees, they germinate faster.
In the spring, spores blow or splash up onto newly emerging rose foliage and can germinate with conditions of as little as two to four hours of moisture.
It is a species of the genus Ficus, and many of them are actually strangler figs, as they grow or germinate upon other trees.
The spinach I planted in early autumn didn't germinate till two weeks ago, a row of dark green leaves poking out of frost-covered ground.
We can plant carrots and beets now that will germinate, put on some growth and then sort of chill out over the winter, perhaps with a little protection if it gets really cold.
Both germinate easily and will spread.
It can be difficult to germinate and needs light to do so.
There’s something rather satisfying about seeing the time and effort you put in to making sure your seedlings germinate, survive and thrive pay off when the first flowers emerge in spring.
The shrub spreads by seed and can germinate in unwanted places, such as roofs, walls and window sills.
You can germinate seeds from store-bought cherimoyas with confidence that the trees that grow from them will produce a quality crop.
Areas that missed rains required rice farmers to stop and flush fields to germinate seeds to get an even stand.
It sowed the seed of friction which thankfully did not germinate between the Igbos and the Yorubas.
Once those samuras are pressed into the soil, the brittle wing breaks away and that allows the seed to germinate more easily.
Pre-emergent should be put down in early spring before weed seeds have a chance to germinate.
China’s miniature biosphere experiment has yielded sprouting cotton seeds, and they are the first plants to germinate on the Moon—an important first step in creating a viable, self-sustaining lunar colony.
He added: ‘No wonder our English ‘gin plant’ is under threat – the battle really begins at birth; juniper seeds require two winters before they even germinate and seedlings then require very specific conditions to grow.
This is the water-trough that waters dictatorship and makes it germinate.
We grew up seeing and hearing of Doves and Mashfords as the premium undertakers of choice, and yet Nyaradzo has proved to us all that with the right leader on the steering wheel, ideas can be planted, germinate and nourished to full fruition.
Common combinations with germinate
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- to germinate 21×
- germinate and 8×
- will germinate 6×
- germinate in 5×
- germinate only 4×
- germinate to 4×
- can germinate 4×
- spores germinate 3×
- they germinate 2×
- germinate seeds 2×