Vegetate
verb
To live in a way that is very slow or inactive, often because of sadness or illness.
After his wife passed away, he simply vegetated in his apartment.
verb
In biology, to grow or develop like a plant.
Certain fungi will vegetate in dark, damp conditions.
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verb
To live in a way that is very slow or inactive, often because of sadness or illness.
After his wife passed away, he simply vegetated in his apartment.
verb
In biology, to grow or develop like a plant.
Certain fungi will vegetate in dark, damp conditions.
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Pro Tip 1/3Emotional State
Used to express a feeling of mental inactivity or low spirits.
He's been vegetating at home since he lost his job.
Pro Tip 2/3Lack of Progress
Indicates no advancement or personal development.
Without new challenges, you might start to vegetate.
Pro Tip 3/3Inactive Lifestyle
Describes a person who is not physically active, often by choice.
Since retiring, my uncle prefers to vegetate on the couch.
Pro Tip 1/3Emotional State
Used to express a feeling of mental inactivity or low spirits.
He's been vegetating at home since he lost his job.
Pro Tip 2/3Lack of Progress
Indicates no advancement or personal development.
Without new challenges, you might start to vegetate.
Pro Tip 3/3Inactive Lifestyle
Describes a person who is not physically active, often by choice.
Since retiring, my uncle prefers to vegetate on the couch.
Pro Tip 1/3Emotional State
Used to express a feeling of mental inactivity or low spirits.
He's been vegetating at home since he lost his job.
Pro Tip 2/3Lack of Progress
Indicates no advancement or personal development.
Without new challenges, you might start to vegetate.
Pro Tip 3/3Inactive Lifestyle
Describes a person who is not physically active, often by choice.
Since retiring, my uncle prefers to vegetate on the couch.
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urban heat island impact through opening cooling centers outreach to vulnerable neighborhoods planting trees creating cool white or vegetated green roofs this is City Hall's green roof next to Cook County's roof which is 77 degrees Fahrenheit hotter at the surface
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cats have been kind and well they are here they just we'll just keep moving into shady but as the day goes so when they're in an area like this it's not that well vegetated they'll just keep moving with the Sun keep moving and keep moving
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Garik Israelian: What's...
is a detection of vegetated area. It's amazing that we can detect vegetation from a spectrum. Now imagine doing this test for other planets.
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Let's prepare for our...
urban heat island impact through opening cooling centers outreach to vulnerable neighborhoods planting trees creating cool white or vegetated green roofs this is City Hall's green roof next to Cook County's roof which is 77 degrees Fahrenheit hotter at the surface
Video examples
Safari Live - Day 380 PIPE...
cats have been kind and well they are here they just we'll just keep moving into shady but as the day goes so when they're in an area like this it's not that well vegetated they'll just keep moving with the Sun keep moving and keep moving
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Garik Israelian: What's...
is a detection of vegetated area. It's amazing that we can detect vegetation from a spectrum. Now imagine doing this test for other planets.
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Max Heindel
Danish Celebrity
In all warm-blooded creatures, which are the highest evolved and have feelings, passions and emotions, which reach outward into the world with desire, which may be said to really live in the fuller meaning of the term and not merely vegetate - in all such creatures, the currents of the desire body flow outward from the liver.
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Betty White
American Actress
I am interested in a lot of things - not just show business and my passion for animals. I try to keep current in what's going on in the world. I do mental exercises. I don't have any trouble memorizing lines because of the crossword puzzles I do every day to keep my mind a little limber. I don't sit and vegetate.
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Raymond E. Feist
American Author
I won't say that writing is therapy, but for me, the act of writing is therapy. The ability to be productive is good for my mental health. It's always better for me to be writing than vegetating on some couch.
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Radhika Apte
Indian Actress
For an actor, it is necessary to vegetate and look for inspiration. I get that from travelling, meeting people, and observing things around me. I bring back my energy by gaining different experiences.
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Mel Brooks
American Comedian
I'm still a horse that can run. I may not be able to win the Derby, but what do you do when you retire? People retire and they vegetate. They go away and they dry up.
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Kim Cattrall
English Actress
What would be really difficult is to be sitting on a beach. There's vacations, and there's vegetations. I don't do well vegetating.
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Sonakshi Sinha
Indian Actress
I like to unwind by doing nothing. If I do get a day, I just like to vegetate and laze around.
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Jules Verne
French Author
An energetic man will succeed where an indolent one would vegetate and inevitably perish.
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Zac Posen
American Designer
I like to vegetate when on vacation given my busy schedule when I'm at work.
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Joseph Wambaugh
American Writer
I hadn't done anything in six years; I was just vegetating.
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Max Heindel
Danish Celebrity
In all warm-blooded creatures, which are the highest evolved and have feelings, passions and emotions, which reach outward into the world with desire, which may be said to really live in the fuller meaning of the term and not merely vegetate - in all such creatures, the currents of the desire body flow outward from the liver.
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Betty White
American Actress
I am interested in a lot of things - not just show business and my passion for animals. I try to keep current in what's going on in the world. I do mental exercises. I don't have any trouble memorizing lines because of the crossword puzzles I do every day to keep my mind a little limber. I don't sit and vegetate.
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Raymond E. Feist
American Author
I won't say that writing is therapy, but for me, the act of writing is therapy. The ability to be productive is good for my mental health. It's always better for me to be writing than vegetating on some couch.
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Radhika Apte
Indian Actress
For an actor, it is necessary to vegetate and look for inspiration. I get that from travelling, meeting people, and observing things around me. I bring back my energy by gaining different experiences.
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Mel Brooks
American Comedian
I'm still a horse that can run. I may not be able to win the Derby, but what do you do when you retire? People retire and they vegetate. They go away and they dry up.
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Kim Cattrall
English Actress
What would be really difficult is to be sitting on a beach. There's vacations, and there's vegetations. I don't do well vegetating.
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Sonakshi Sinha
Indian Actress
I like to unwind by doing nothing. If I do get a day, I just like to vegetate and laze around.
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Jules Verne
French Author
An energetic man will succeed where an indolent one would vegetate and inevitably perish.
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Zac Posen
American Designer
I like to vegetate when on vacation given my busy schedule when I'm at work.
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Joseph Wambaugh
American Writer
I hadn't done anything in six years; I was just vegetating.
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