What is the meaning of germinate?

Produce buds, branches, or germinate.
- usage: "the potatoes sprouted"
- synonyms: shoot, spud, pullulate, bourgeon, burgeon forth, sprout
Work out.
- usage: "We have developed a new theory of evolution"
- synonyms: evolve, develop
Cause to grow or sprout.
- usage: "the plentiful rain germinated my plants"

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