SAT vocabulary
Incubate
To sit on eggs so as to hatch them; to keep at a suitable temperature for development; to develop slowly without overt manifestation.
Example
"The tech startup worked in secret for months, incubating its groundbreaking idea before revealing it to the public."
Etymology
From Latin `incubare` (to lie on), from `in-` (on) + `cubare` (to lie).
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