ALL meanings of vegetate
veg·e·tate
V v - verb without object vegetate to grow in, or as in, the manner of a plant. 1
- verb without object vegetate to be passive or unthinking; to do nothing: to lie on the beach and vegetate. 1
- verb without object vegetate Pathology. to grow, or increase by growth, as an excrescence. 1
- verb vegetate If someone vegetates, they spend their time doing boring or worthless things. 0
- verb vegetate to grow like a plant; sprout 0
- verb vegetate to lead a life characterized by monotony, passivity, or mental inactivity 0
- verb vegetate (of a wart, polyp, etc) to develop fleshy outgrowths 0
- intransitive verb vegetate to grow as plants 0
- intransitive verb vegetate to exist with little mental and physical activity; lead a dull, inactive life 0
- intransitive verb vegetate to grow or increase in size, as a wart or other abnormal outgrowth does 0