What is another word for vegetates?
Pronunciation: [vˈɛd͡ʒɪtˌe͡ɪts] (IPA) 
Vegetates is a term commonly used to describe the state of inactiveness or lack of productive activity. Its synonyms include languishes, idles, stagnates, and decays. The term languishes implies a lack of energy or vitality, while idles suggests a lack of occupation or purpose. Stagnates refers to a lack of movement or progress, and decays suggests a decline or deterioration. Other synonyms for vegetates include festers, putrefies, and atrophies, all of which conveys a sense of deterioration and decay. Regardless of the specific synonym used, to vegetate is to exist without growth or improvement, indicating a need for change or transformation.
