vegetate
(verb)
verb
1. lead a passive existence without using one's body or mind
Definition categories: stative, live
2. establish vegetation on
- They vegetated the hills behind their house
Definition categories: change, grow
3. produce vegetation
- The fields vegetate vigorously
Definition categories: change, grow
4. grow like a plant
- This fungus usually vegetates vigorously
Definition categories: change, grow
5. grow or spread abnormally
- warts and polyps can vegetate if not removed
Definition categories: change, grow
6. propagate asexually
- The bacterial growth vegetated along
Definition categories: body, propagate
7. engage in passive relaxation
- After a hard day's work, I vegetate in front of the television
Definition categories: body, decompress, relax, unbend, unwind