germinate

verb2

1. •
   Of a seed, to begin to grow, to sprout roots and leaves.

   • the Chalcites, which hath a Spirit that will put forth and germinate — 1627
2. •
   To cause to grow; to produce.

   • These were business hours, and a feeling of loneliness crept over him, perhaps germinated by his sight of the illustrated papers, and accentuated by an attempted perusal of them. — 1913