incubate

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /ˈɪŋkjʊbeɪt/

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Verb

Plain form incubate

Third-person singular incubates

Past tense incubated

Past participle incubated

Present participle incubating

1. (transitive) If you incubate something, you raise or maintain organisms in suitable conditions so that it can develop healthily.

Related words

• incubator
• incubation