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incubate
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
incubates; incubated; incubating
incubates; incubated; incubating
Learner's definition of INCUBATE
1
a [+ object] of a bird : to sit on eggs so that they will be kept warm and will hatch孵（蛋）
- The female bird incubates the eggs.雌鸟孵蛋。
b [no object] of an egg : to be kept warm before hatching（蛋）孵化
- The eggs need to incubate for two weeks.那些蛋需要孵化两周时间。
2
technical : to keep (something) in the proper conditions for development培养；培育 — sometimes used figuratively有时用作比喻
[+ object]
- Researchers incubated the cells in the laboratory.研究人员在实验室里培养细胞。
[no object]
- The cultures must incubate for five more days.这些培养菌必须再培育五天。
- The virus will incubate in the body for several days before the patient experiences any symptoms.在病人出现任何症状之前，这种病毒会在人体内潜伏几天。
- The plan had been incubating [=developing] in his mind for several weeks.这个计划在他脑子里酝酿几周了。
incubate
verb
in·cu·bate ˈiŋ-kyə-ˌbāt 
ˈin-
incubated; incubating
Example Sentences
The female bird incubates the eggs. Researchers incubated the cells in the laboratory. The cultures must incubate for five more days. The virus will incubate in the body for several days before the patient experiences any symptoms.
Recent Examples on the Web The eggs then incubate in warm sand for roughly 60 days, the agency says. 
Fox News, 22 July 2022 Small actions incubate hope, faith, strength, power, teamwork, and accountability. Amath Diouf, Outside Online, 17 May 2021 Funk will also consult with marketers on sports strategy and investment, and in collaboration with Point72 Ventures, Range Sports will provide resources to incubate and grow consumer sports businesses. Brian Steinberg, Variety, 12 July 2022 The city is meanwhile nurturing its role as a center for innovation, setting up research centers that have helped incubate dozens of start-up companies. Zen Soo And Joe Mcdonald, The Christian Science Monitor, 28 June 2022 Hopkins reports the virus can incubate for up to 21 days but the disease usually develops in about five days, starting with fever and chills, headache, muscle aches, back pain, fatigue and swollen lymph nodes. Meredith Cohn, Baltimore Sun, 24 May 2022 According to physician-historian José G. Rigau-Pérez, Spanish officials purposely infected orphans with the virus so that their bodies would incubate it. Jim Downs, STAT, 23 June 2022 These embryos were at a late stage of development, and the close proximity of the parent confirmed that this dinosaur really did incubate its nest like its modern bird cousins. Katie Hunt, CNN, 17 Apr. 2022 As such, raises in the global temperature could lead to certain animals being unable to incubate their eggs in the wild. Joshua Hawkins, BGR, 17 Mar. 2022 See More
Fox News, 22 July 2022 Small actions incubate hope, faith, strength, power, teamwork, and accountability. Amath Diouf, Outside Online, 17 May 2021 Funk will also consult with marketers on sports strategy and investment, and in collaboration with Point72 Ventures, Range Sports will provide resources to incubate and grow consumer sports businesses. Brian Steinberg, Variety, 12 July 2022 The city is meanwhile nurturing its role as a center for innovation, setting up research centers that have helped incubate dozens of start-up companies. Zen Soo And Joe Mcdonald, The Christian Science Monitor, 28 June 2022 Hopkins reports the virus can incubate for up to 21 days but the disease usually develops in about five days, starting with fever and chills, headache, muscle aches, back pain, fatigue and swollen lymph nodes. Meredith Cohn, Baltimore Sun, 24 May 2022 According to physician-historian José G. Rigau-Pérez, Spanish officials purposely infected orphans with the virus so that their bodies would incubate it. Jim Downs, STAT, 23 June 2022 These embryos were at a late stage of development, and the close proximity of the parent confirmed that this dinosaur really did incubate its nest like its modern bird cousins. Katie Hunt, CNN, 17 Apr. 2022 As such, raises in the global temperature could lead to certain animals being unable to incubate their eggs in the wild. Joshua Hawkins, BGR, 17 Mar. 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
Latin incubatus, past participle of incubare, from in- + cubare to lie
First Known Use
1641, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a
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