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was inert
Main Entry:
vegetate
[
vej
-i-teyt
]
Show IPA
/
ˈvɛdʒɪˌteɪt
/
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Part of Speech:
verb
Definition:
be very passive
Synonyms:
be inert,
decay
,
deteriorate
,
exist
, go to pot, go to seed, hibernate,
idle
,
languish
, loaf, pass time, stagnate,
weaken
Antonyms:
activate
,
carry out
,
do
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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