vegetate[verb]Synonyms: stagnate, deteriorate, go to seed, idle, languish, loaf
Related Idioms: idle life away, live the life of a clam, pass the time
Related Words: idle,
languish,
hibernate [TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
veg‧e‧tate /ˈvedʒəteɪt, ˈvedʒɪteɪt/
verb [intransitive][
Date: 1600-1700;
Language: Medieval Latin;
Origin: past participle of vegetare; ⇒ vegetable]
to live without doing much physical or mental activity and to feel bored as a result:
I was determined when I retired that I wasn’t just going to vegetate. [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲