Is Gestate a Transitive Verb?

intransitive verb. 1Carry a fetus in the womb from conception to birth. ... 'A foetus is conceived, gestated and nourished only by its mother - the father is locked out. '

What is the definition of gestate?

transitive verb. 1 : to carry in the uterus during pregnancy. 2 : to conceive and gradually develop in the mind. intransitive verb.

How do you use gestate in a sentence?

Unlike females, which must gestate then rear their offspring, males can breed any time. The new embryo would then be implanted in the uterus of a pregnant mouse, chimpanzee, or human to gestate until birth. I think it might be because human babies gestate slightly longer.