vegetate
verb [I] /ˈvedʒ.ɪ.teɪt/Definition
› to live in a way that has no physical and mental activity: A report has shown that children spend too much time vegetating in front of the TV.Lifestyles and their studyPassive and not working
(Definition of vegetate verb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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