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gestate

/dʒeˈsteɪt/verb

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गर्भ में धारण करना, गर्भ में पालना

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verb
  1. 1

    [I, T] technical

    to carry a young baby or animal inside the womb until it is born

    गर्भ में धारण करना, गर्भ में पालना

    • Elephants gestate for about twenty-two months.
    • The female gestates her young for nine months.

    Synonyms carry bear

  2. 2

    [I, T] formal

    to develop an idea or plan slowly in your mind over a period of time

    (विचार या योजना को) मन में धीरे-धीरे विकसित करना

    • The idea for the novel had been gestating for years.
    • Radhika gestated the plan for her start-up during college.

    Synonyms develop incubate brew evolve

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gestation noungestational adjective
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Synonyms

carry bear develop incubate brew evolve

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One-word substitution

The period during which a baby or young animal develops inside its mother is the gestation period.

वह अवधि जिसमें बच्चा या पशु का शावक माँ के गर्भ में विकसित होता है, gestation period कहलाती है।