vegetate

About 0.07 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. verb To grow or sprout.
2. verb To spread abnormally.
3. verb To live or spend a period of time in a dull, inactive, unchallenging way.

Similar words

germinate spring sprout grow green up revegetate put forth come seed plant

Often followed by

in and on for at as like with the

Word family

vegetated vegetates vegetating