Definition, Meaning & Synonyms
vegetate
verb
/ˈvɛdʒ.ɪ.teɪt/
Definition
To live or spend a life in a passive or inactive way, akin to a plant.
Examples
- After retiring, he chose to vegetate on his couch rather than seek new adventures.
- She felt like she was just vegetating during the long summer break, doing nothing productive.
Meaning
To grow or develop in a manner that is slow, stagnant, or lacking in progress; to exist without much activity or engagement.
Synonyms
- laze
- drone
- idle
- sloth
- be inactive
