incubate
in|cu|bate /'ɪnkjʊbeɪt/ (incubates incubating incubated)
1 [VERB] V n, also V
When birds incubate their eggs, they keep the eggs warm until the baby birds come out.
The birds returned to their nests and continued to incubate the eggs.
● incubation [N-UNCOUNT]
Male albatrosses share in the incubation of eggs.
2 [VERB] V, also V n
When a germ in your body incubates or is incubated, it develops for a period of time before it starts making you feel ill.
The virus can incubate for up to ten days after the initial infection.
● incubation [N-UNCOUNT] usu N n
The illness has an incubation period of up to 11 days.
1 [VERB] V n, also V
When birds incubate their eggs, they keep the eggs warm until the baby birds come out.
The birds returned to their nests and continued to incubate the eggs.
● incubation [N-UNCOUNT]
Male albatrosses share in the incubation of eggs.
2 [VERB] V, also V n
When a germ in your body incubates or is incubated, it develops for a period of time before it starts making you feel ill.
The virus can incubate for up to ten days after the initial infection.
● incubation [N-UNCOUNT] usu N n
The illness has an incubation period of up to 11 days.