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incubate

verb

/ˈɪnkjʊˌbeɪt/

Meaning

to keep eggs, cells, or organisms at the right conditions for development

The hen will incubate the eggs until they hatch.

hatch, nurture, cultivate, develop, brood

neglect, abandon, ignore

incubate eggs, incubate ideas, incubate bacteria, incubate project

To protect something by covering it, especially to prevent heat, sound, or electricity from escaping...

to have enough money to buy; to be able to spare

erasing or making oneself inconspicuous; to remove or diminish in significance

to show reverence and adoration for a deity; to honor with religious rites

to persuade or force someone to do something by using threats or pressure

To make an action or process easier or help bring about; to assist the progress of.