GRE vocabulary
incubate
to develop or nurture something gradually toward maturity
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Questions about “incubate”
Incubate (verb) means to develop or nurture something gradually toward maturity
Here is incubate used in an example sentence: "The accelerator helps incubate fledgling startups until they are ready to launch."
Common synonyms for incubate include nurture, foster, develop, hatch.
Antonyms of incubate include neglect, stifle.
Incubate is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.
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