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Từ điển WordNet v3.1 - WordNet Dictionary
vegetate
1. lead a passive existence without using one's body or mind
• Derivationally related forms:
vegetative, vegetation
• Hypernyms:
live
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s
2. establish vegetation on
- They vegetated the hills behind their house
• Derivationally related forms:
vegetation, vegetative
• Hypernyms:
grow
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
3. produce vegetation
- The fields vegetate vigorously
• Derivationally related forms:
vegetation, vegetative
• Hypernyms:
grow
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
4. grow like a plant
- This fungus usually vegetates vigorously
• Derivationally related forms:
vegetation, vegetative
• Hypernyms:
grow
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
5. grow or spread abnormally
- warts and polyps can vegetate if not removed
• Derivationally related forms:
vegetation
• Hypernyms:
grow
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
6. propagate asexually
- The bacterial growth vegetated along
• Derivationally related forms:
vegetative
• Topics:
biology, biological science
• Hypernyms:
propagate
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
7. engage in passive relaxation
- After a hard day's work, I vegetate in front of the television
• Syn:
vege out
• Derivationally related forms:
vegetative, vegetation
• Hypernyms:
relax, loosen up, unbend, unwind, decompress, slow down
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s
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