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incubate - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'incubate' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Incubate [ v. i. & t.]
- To sit, as on eggs for hatching; to brood; to brood upon, or keep warm, as eggs, for the purpose of hatching.

Meaning of 'incubate' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . incubate [ v]
Meaning (1):
- sit on (eggs)
Example in sentence:
  • Birds brood;
  • The female covers the eggs