gestate

gestate
[dʒɛˈsteɪt]
verb
  1. [with obj.]carry (a fetus) in the womb from conception to birth
    怀（胎）
    these individuals gestate male-based litters.
    这些动物怀的幼体中以公崽居多。
    [no obj.]rabbits gestate for approximately twenty-eight days.
    兔子的怀胎时间大约为 28 天。
    ■[no obj.](of a fetus) undergo gestation
    （胎儿在母体中）孕育
    ■[with obj.](figurative)develop in the mind over a long period
    (喻)酝酿，构思
    [with obj.]a research trip he made while gestating his new book.
    他在构思新书的同时所进行的一次调研旅行。
语源
  1. mid 19th cent.: from Latin gestat- 'carried in the womb', from the verb gestare
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