vegetate
verb
veg·e·tate
ˈve-jə-ˌtāt 
vegetated; vegetating
1
: to lead a passive existence without exertion of body or mind
2
a
: to grow in the manner of a plant
also
: to grow exuberantly or with proliferation of fleshy or warty outgrowths
b
: to produce vegetation
: to establish vegetation in or on
Examples of vegetate in a Sentence
I just spent the weekend vegetating at home.
I'm worried that after I retire I'll just sit at home, watch TV, and vegetate.
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Over the weekend, a very small wildfire broke out in a hilly and densely vegetated area of Prospect Park, a swath of green space in Brooklyn.
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Paige Vega, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
This small reservoir grows big bass but is heavily vegetated in early spring.
—Chad Murphy, The Enquirer, 11 June 2024
The program has documented more than 900 springs with flowing or standing water within Arizona’s Sky Islands region, 75 of them with moist ground only, 55 that are dry but still vegetated, and 272 that have dried completely.
—Brandon Loomis, The Arizona Republic, 20 May 2024
About 30 minutes later, rescuers made voice contact with Blessing but were unable to reach him until about midnight, due to the steep and thickly vegetated terrain, Fish and Game said.
—Nick Stoico, BostonGlobe.com, 17 July 2023
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Paige Vega, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
This small reservoir grows big bass but is heavily vegetated in early spring.
—Chad Murphy, The Enquirer, 11 June 2024
The program has documented more than 900 springs with flowing or standing water within Arizona’s Sky Islands region, 75 of them with moist ground only, 55 that are dry but still vegetated, and 272 that have dried completely.
—Brandon Loomis, The Arizona Republic, 20 May 2024
About 30 minutes later, rescuers made voice contact with Blessing but were unable to reach him until about midnight, due to the steep and thickly vegetated terrain, Fish and Game said.
—Nick Stoico, BostonGlobe.com, 17 July 2023
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“Vegetate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vegetate. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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vegetate
verb
veg·e·tate
ˈvej-ə-ˌtāt
vegetated; vegetating
1
: to live or grow in the manner of a plant
2
: to lead a lazy life by doing little but eating and growing
3
: to establish plant life in or on
vegetated hillsides
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