in·cu·bate (nky-bt, ng-)
v. in·cu·bat·ed, in·cu·bat·ing, in·cu·bates
v.tr.
1. To sit on (eggs) to provide heat, so as to promote embryonic development and the hatching of young; brood.
2.
a. To maintain (eggs, organisms, or living tissue) at optimal environmental conditions for growth and development.
b. To maintain (a chemical or biochemical system) under specific conditions in order to promote a particular reaction.
3. To form or consider slowly and protectively, as if hatching: incubated the idea for a while, then announced it.
v.intr.
a. To brood eggs.
b. To develop and hatch.
c. To undergo incubation.
4. Het Tilburgse festival voor independent culture
web: www.incubate.org
Posts
