v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Germinated p. pr. & vb. n. Germinating. ] [ L. germinatus, p. p. of germinare to sprout, fr. germen. See Germ. ] To sprout; to bud; to shoot; to begin to vegetate, as a plant or its seed; to begin to develop, as a germ. Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]