1. shoot, spud, germinate, pullulate, bourgeon, burgeon forth, sprout -- (produce buds, branches, or germinate; "the potatoes sprouted")
2. evolve, germinate, develop -- (work out; "We have developed a new theory of evolution")
3. germinate -- (cause to grow or sprout; "the plentiful rain germinated my plants")
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An unworthy thought can no more germinate in it, than a nettle on a glacier. - from Les Miserables by Victor Hugo