/
ˈɪŋkjʊbeɪt/
v.
- (of a bird) sit on (eggs) in order to keep them warm and bring them to hatching.
- develop (something, especially an infectious disease) slowly without outward or perceptible signs.
Derivative
- incubation n.
- incubative adj.
- incubatory
/ˈɪŋkjʊbeɪt(ə)ri/
adj.
Etymology
C17: from L. incubat-, incubare ‘lie on’.
