incubate

English Thesaurus

1. sit on (eggs) (verb.body)

hypernym	:	multiply, procreate, reproduce,
definition	:	have offspring or produce more individuals of a given animal or plant (verb.body)

entail	:	sit, sit down,
definition	:	take a seat (verb.motion)

verb group	:	hatch,
definition	:	emerge from the eggs (verb.body)

verb group	:	breed, cover,
definition	:	copulate with a female, used especially of horses (verb.contact)

2. grow under conditions that promote development (verb.change)

hypernym	:	develop,
definition	:	grow, progress, unfold, or evolve through a process of evolution, natural growth, differentiation, or a conducive environment (verb.change)

3. sit on (eggs) (verb.body)

derivation	:	brooder, incubator,
definition	:	apparatus consisting of a box designed to maintain a constant temperature by the use of a thermostat; used for chicks or premature infants (noun.artifact)

derivation	:	brood,
definition	:	the young of an animal cared for at one time (noun.group)

derivation	:	brooding, incubation,
definition	:	sitting on eggs so as to hatch them by the warmth of the body (noun.process)

derivation	:	hatch, hatching,
definition	:	the production of young from an egg (noun.process)

4. grow under conditions that promote development (verb.change)

derivation	:	incubation,
definition	:	maintaining something at the most favorable temperature for its development (noun.act)

derivation	:	incubation,
definition	:	(pathology) the phase in the development of an infection between the time a pathogen enters the body and the time the first symptoms appear (noun.time)

5. sit on (eggs) (verb.body)

derivation	:	brooder, incubator,
definition	:	apparatus consisting of a box designed to maintain a constant temperature by the use of a thermostat; used for chicks or premature infants (noun.artifact)

derivation	:	brood,
definition	:	the young of an animal cared for at one time (noun.group)

derivation	:	brooding, incubation,
definition	:	sitting on eggs so as to hatch them by the warmth of the body (noun.process)

derivation	:	hatch, hatching,
definition	:	the production of young from an egg (noun.process)

6. grow under conditions that promote development (verb.change)

derivation	:	incubation,
definition	:	maintaining something at the most favorable temperature for its development (noun.act)

derivation	:	incubation,
definition	:	(pathology) the phase in the development of an infection between the time a pathogen enters the body and the time the first symptoms appear (noun.time)