gestate vs expect

gestate and expect both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
gestate	No	No	Yes	No
expect	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, gestate and expect are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of gestate include bear, carry, have a bun in the oven.

gestate (verb)	expect (verb)
be pregnant with	be pregnant with
have the idea for	look forward to the birth of a child
	regard something as probable or likely
	look forward to the probable occurrence of
	consider reasonable or due
	consider obligatory; request and expect