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incubate

/ˈɪnkjəˌbeɪt/IN-kyuh-bayt
/ˈɪnkjəˌbeɪt/IN-kyuh-bayt

Meaningto lie on

Common meaning: to keep eggs warm to hatch

‘in, into’ + ‘to lie down’ → incubate

Journey through time

  1. Latincubō; cumbō‘to lie down’
  2. Englishincubate‘to keep eggs warm to hatch’ · today

in- also in: incestinciteinduceinfamyinfant

cub also in: cubiclesuccumbrecumbent

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Latin cubō; cumbō ‘to lie down’.

Did you know: our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry cubō, p. 486 · dictionary scan

Roots

Related words

cubiclerecumbentsuccumb

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