Words Like INCUBATE
    
   We have put together a list of words that are similar to INCUBATE.
    
    
    
        
            7 Alternative Words Similar to incubate
   
            
               
            
            
        
       
    
    
        3 examples of incubate
           
        
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        coliform bacteria grow best when incubated at 37° C.
    
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        the ideas for his book were incubating for two years before he began to write
    
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        The female covers the eggs
    
       
    
    
        10 definitions of incubate
           
        
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        To sit, as on eggs for hatching; to brood; to brood upon, or keep warm, as eggs, for the purpose of hatching.
    
    
    
 
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        To maintain (a living organism, such as microorganisms or a premature baby) under appropriate conditions, such as of temperature, humidity, or atmospheric composition, for growth.
    
    
    
 
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        To develop gradually in some interior environment, until fully formed.
    
    
    
 
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        grow under conditions that promote development
    
    
    
 
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        To sit on (eggs) to provide heat, so as to promote embryonic development and the hatching of young; brood.
    
    
    
 
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        To maintain (eggs, organisms, or living tissue) at optimal environmental conditions for growth and development.
    
    
    
 
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        To maintain (a chemical or biochemical system) under specific conditions in order to promote a particular reaction.
    
    
    
 
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        To form or consider slowly and protectively, as if hatching:  incubated the idea for a while, then announced it.