incubate

Verb
  1. Grow under conditions that promote development (synset 200255036)
    is a type of: develop - grow, progress, unfold, or evolve through a process of evolution, natural growth, differentiation, or a conducive environment
  2. Sit on (eggs) (synset 200059956)
    "Birds brood"; "The female covers the eggs"
    entail: sit, sit down - take a seat
    is a type of: multiply, procreate, reproduce - have offspring or produce more individuals of a given animal or plant
    same as: brood, cover, hatch
    verb group:
    • hatch - emerge from the eggs
    • breed, cover - copulate with a female, used especially of horses

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