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Definition of vegetate verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

vegetate

verb

NAmE//ˈvɛdʒəˌteɪt//

[intransitive]Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they vegetate

he / she / it vegetates

past simple vegetated

-ing form vegetating

(of a person) to spend time doing very little and feeling bored

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