incubate

1. To sit on (eggs) so as to hatch by the warmth of the body.

2. To maintain (as an embryo or a chemically active system) under conditions favorable for hatching, development, or reaction.

3. To cause or aid the development of .

4. To sit on eggs.

5. To undergo .

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1. To brood eggs.

2. To develop and hatch.

3. To undergo incubation.

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1. To form or consider slowly and protectively, as if hatching: incubated the idea for a while, then announced it.

2. To maintain (a chemical or biochemical system) under specific conditions in order to promote a particular reaction.

3. To maintain (eggs, organisms, or living tissue) at optimal environmental conditions for growth and development.

4. To sit on (eggs) to provide heat, so as to promote embryonic development and the hatching of young; brood.

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Top Words by points	Points	Word Game
incubate	12	Scrabble

2 Letters	Scrabble® Points
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3 Letters	Scrabble® Points
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4 Letters	Scrabble® Points
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5 Letters	Scrabble® Points
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6 Letters	Scrabble® Points
acetin	8
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unciae	8

7 Letters	Scrabble® Points
cabinet	11
tunicae	9

8 Letters	Scrabble® Points
incubate	12