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procreate vs incubate

incubate vs procreate

procreate and incubate both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
procreate No No Yes No
incubate No No Yes No
As verbs, incubate is a hyponym of procreate; that is, incubate is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than procreate:
  • procreate: have offspring or produce more individuals of a given animal or plant
  • incubate: sit on (eggs)
Other hyponyms of procreate include propagate, fructify, set, breed, multiply, brood, cover, hatch.
procreate (verb) incubate (verb)
have offspring or produce more individuals of a given animal or plant sit on (eggs)
grow under conditions that promote development
Difference between procreate and incubate

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