v. veg·e·tat·ed, veg·e·tat·ing, veg·e·tates v.intr. 1. To grow or sprout as a plant does. 2. Medicine To grow pathologically on a body part, as a wartlike lesion on a heart valve. 3. a. To exist in a state of physical or mental inactivity: He was just vegetating in his parents' house all winter. b. To engage in relaxing or passive activities, such as watching television: stayed home and vegetated last night. v.tr. To grow over or cover with vegetation: a dune that is vegetated. [Latin vegetāre, vegetāt-, to enliven; see VEGETABLE.] |
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