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Uncommonincubate
The correct spelling is incubate.
How to pronounce incubate
verb
IPA: /ˈɪŋkjʊbeɪt/
Say it like: Inc-uba-te
The correct spelling is incubate. To brood, raise, or maintain eggs, organisms, or living tissue through the provision of ideal environmental conditions.
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Definition
verb
- 1.To brood, raise, or maintain eggs, organisms, or living tissue through the provision of ideal environmental conditions.
- 2.To incubate metaphorically; to ponder an idea slowly and deliberately as if in preparation for hatching it.
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