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incubate

verbCommon GRE wordMore I words

to develop or nurture something gradually toward maturity

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Incubate in a sentence

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The accelerator helps incubate fledgling startups until they are ready to launch.

Synonyms
nurturefosterdevelophatch

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The startup's early growth, impressive as it looked on paper, rested on a blank foundation, for a single lost contract was enough to push the firm to the brink of collapse.

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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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