The meaning of Incubate

Incubate – definition

verb
(of a bird) sit on (eggs) in order to keep them warm and bring them to hatching.
Usage examples:
When most birds incubate eggs, the females often produce high levels of prolactin, a hormone involv…
verb
Be developing an infectious disease before symptoms appear.
Usage examples:
The possibility that she was incubating early syphilis

verb
To keep something warm, causing it to develop, esp. to keep eggs warm until the young are born
Usage examples:
Condors incubate only one egg and raise one chick at a time., lyme disease is caused by bacteria th…

Incubate translation into English

Incubate: translate from English into Chinese

孵化, 孵蛋, 酝酿, 孵, 抱, 酝

Incubate: translate from English into Dutch

Incuberen, Broeden, Koesteren, Broeden op

Incubate: translate from English into French

Incuber, Couver, Faire incuber

Incubate: translate from English into German

Inkubieren, Bebrüten, Brüten, Ausbrüten, Ausreifen, Ausgebrütet werden, Reifen, Bebrütet werden, Ausreifen lassen, Züchten, Sich formen

Incubate: translate from English into Hindi

सेते, सेना, अण्डा सेना, अंडे सेना, अंडों पर बैठना, सेने से या और किसी तरह से (अंडों से) बच्‍चे निकालना

Incubate: translate from English into Italian

Incubare, Covare

Incubate: translate from English into Korean

품다, 숙고하다, 알을 품다

Incubate: translate from English into Russian

Инкубировать, Высиживать, Вынашивать, Выводить, Сидеть, Выращивать, Разводить, Выводить цыплят

Incubate: translate from English into Spanish

Incubar, Incubarse, Empollar

Word origin

mid 17th century: from Latin incubat- ‘lain on’, from the verb incubare, from in- ‘upon’ + cubare ‘to lie’.

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Incubate – similar words

incubation

noun
The process of incubating eggs, cells, bacteria, a disease, etc.
Usage examples:
The chick hatches after a month's incubation

noun
The process in which a bird, etc. keeps its eggs warm until the young come out, or the process in which an egg develops until the stage at which the young come out
Usage examples:
The incubation period varies depending on the time of year when the eggs were laid., the chemical m…

All meanings and translations of Incubation

incubating

verb
(of a bird) sit on (eggs) in order to keep them warm and bring them to hatching.
Usage examples:
When most birds incubate eggs, the females often produce high levels of prolactin, a hormone involv…

verb
Present participle of incubate
Usage examples:
The female bird incubates the eggs for about 16 days.

All meanings and translations of Incubating

incubates

verb
(of a bird) sit on (eggs) in order to keep them warm and bring them to hatching.
Usage examples:
When most birds incubate eggs, the females often produce high levels of prolactin, a hormone involv…

verb
To keep something warm, causing it to develop, esp. to keep eggs warm until the young are born
Usage examples:
Condors incubate only one egg and raise one chick at a time., lyme disease is caused by bacteria th…

All meanings and translations of Incubates

incubated

verb
(of a bird) sit on (eggs) in order to keep them warm and bring them to hatching.
Usage examples:
When most birds incubate eggs, the females often produce high levels of prolactin, a hormone involv…

All meanings and translations of Incubated

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