different between germinate vs sprunt

English

Etymology

Latin germinatus, past participle of germinare (“to sprout”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?d???(?)m?ne?t/

Verb

germinate (third-person singular simple present germinates, present participle germinating, simple past and past participle germinated)

1. (intransitive, botany, horticulture) Of a seed, to begin to grow, to sprout roots and leaves.

   • the Chalcites, which hath a Spirit that will put forth and germinate
2. (transitive) To cause to grow; to produce.

Synonyms

• ackerspyre (Chester)

Translations

Anagrams

• germanite, reteaming

Italian

Verb

germinate

1. second-person plural present of germinare
2. second-person plural imperative of germinare

Anagrams

• emigrante, regimante, regimenta, remigante

Latin

Participle

germin?te

1. vocative masculine singular of germin?tus

English

Etymology

Apparently a variation of sprent or sprint.

Verb

sprunt (third-person singular simple present sprunts, present participle sprunting, simple past and past participle sprunted)

1. (obsolete, chiefly regional) To make quick or convulsive movements; to start, to jump. [17th–20th c.]
   • 1786, Hester Thrale Piozzi, Thraliana, 16 August:

     They acted a Tragedy at Padua when I was there last June 1786 I think: the Actors struggled & bounced, and sprunted as if in Convulsions […] .

2. (Scotland, now rare) To make romantic advances to; to flirt. [from 19th c.]

Noun

sprunt (plural sprunts)

1. (obsolete) A sudden movement; a leap or ]]jump]]. [17th–19th c.]
2. (obsolete) Something bouncy or perky. [18th c.]

Adjective

sprunt (comparative more sprunt, superlative most sprunt)

1. (obsolete) Active; lively; vigorous. [17th–19th c.]
   • 1662, Henry More, An Antidote Against Atheism, Book I, A Collection of Several Philosophical Writings of Dr. Henry More, p. 35:

     "As for that little sprunt piece of the Brain which they call the Conarion..."

Anagrams

• prunts