Synonyms of the word

germinate

• v. (botany, horticulture) Of a seed, to begin to grow, to sprout roots and leaves.
• v. To cause to grow.

bourgeon

• v. (obsolete) To sprout; to put forth buds; to shoot forth, as a branch.

develop

• v. (intransitive) To change with a specific direction, progress.
• v. (transitive, intransitive) To progress through a sequence of stages.
• v. (transitive) To advance; to further; to promote the growth of.
• v. (transitive) To create.
• v. (transitive) To bring out images latent in photographic film.
• v. (transitive) To acquire something usually over a period of time.
• v. (chess, transitive) To place one's pieces actively.
• v. (snooker, pool) To cause a ball to become more open and available to be played on later. Usually by moving…
• v. (mathematics) To change the form of (an algebraic expression, etc.) by executing certain indicated operations…

evolve

• v. To move in regular procession through a system.
• v. (intransitive) To change; transform.
• v. To come into being; develop.
• v. (biology) Of a population, to change genetic composition over successive generations through the process…
• v. (chemistry) To give off (gas, such as oxygen or carbon dioxide during a reaction).
• v. (transitive) To cause something to change or transform.

grow

• v. (ergative) To become bigger.
• v. (intransitive) To appear or sprout.
• v. (transitive) To cause or allow something to become bigger, especially to cultivate plants.
• v. (copulative) To assume a condition or quality over time.
• v. (intransitive, obsolete) To become attached or fixed; to adhere.

pullulate

• v. To multiply rapidly.
• v. To germinate.
• v. To teem; to be filled (with).

shoot

• v. To launch a projectile.
• v. To move or act quickly or suddenly.
• v. (sports) To act or achieve.
• v. (surveying) To measure the distance and direction to (a point).
• v. (transitive, intransitive, colloquial) To inject a drug (such as heroin) intravenously.
• v. To develop, move forward.
• v. To protrude; to jut; to project; to extend.
• v. (carpentry) To plane straight; to fit by planing.
• v. To variegate as if by sprinkling or intermingling; to color in spots or patches.^W.
• n. The emerging stem and embryonic leaves of a new plant.
• n. A photography session.
• n. A hunt or shooting competition.
• n. (professional wrestling, slang) An event that is unscripted or legitimate.
• n. The act of shooting; the discharge of a missile; a shot.
• n. A rush of water; a rapid.
• n. (mining) A vein of ore running in the same general direction as the lode.
• n. (weaving) A weft thread shot through the shed by the shuttle; a pick.
• n. A shoat; a young pig.
• n. An inclined plane, either artificial or natural, down which timber, coal, etc., are caused to slide; a…
• interj. A mild expletive, expressing disbelief or disdain.

sprout

• n. A new growth on a plant, whether from seed or other parts.
• n. A child.
• n. (chiefly in the plural) A Brussels sprout.
• n. (chiefly in the plural) A bean sprout.
• n. An edible germinated seed.
• v. (horticulture) To grow from seed; to germinate.
• v. To cause to grow from a seed.
• v. To deprive of sprouts.
• v. To emerge from the ground as sprouts.
• v. (figuratively, intransitive) To emerge haphazardly from a surface.

spud

• n. (obsolete) A dagger.
• n. A tool, similar to a spade, used for digging out weeds etc.
• n. (informal) A potato.
• n. A hole in a sock.
• n. (plumbing) A type of short nut (fastener) threaded on both ends.
• n. (obsolete, US, dialect) Anything short and thick; specifically, a piece of dough boiled in fat.
• n. (slang, usually in the plural) A testicle.
• v. (drilling) To begin drilling an oil well; to drill by moving the drill bit and shaft up and down, or by…
• v. (roofing) To remove the roofing aggregate and most of the bituminous top coating by scraping and chipping.
• p.n. A game for three or more players, involving the gradual elimination of players by throwing and catching…