Past tense of germinate

Forms of germinate

Germinated in a sentence

• These were business hours, and a feeling of loneliness crept over him, perhaps germinated by his sight of the illustrated papers, and accentuated by an attempted perusal of them.1913, Robert Barr, chapter 5, in Lord Stranleigh Abroad
• The project went nowhere, but it did plant seeds of copperheadism that germinated a couple of years later.1988, James McPherson, Battle Cry of Freedom, Oxford, published 2003, page 247. From the entry Copperheadism
• Sixty-two percent of seeds in the buried silicles germinated by the end of the first spring, and only 3% remained nongerminated and viable.2015 October 30, “Seed Germination Ecology of the Cold Desert Annual Isatis violascens (Brassicaceae): Two Levels of Physiological…. From the entry nongerminated
• Recently germinated seeds are often even more nutritious from the point of view of humans because the stored chemicals are often transformed into more edible and palatable substances.2006, Ernest Small, Culinary Herbs, page 17. From the entry edible

Meaning of germinate

1. verb Of a seed, to begin to grow, to sprout roots and leaves.
2. verb To cause to grow; to produce.

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Questions about the past tense of germinate

What is the past tense of germinate?

The past tense of germinate is germinated.

What is the past participle of germinate?

The past participle of germinate is germinated.

Is germinate a regular or irregular verb?

Germinate is a regular verb: its past tense adds -d.