sproutv. i.[OE. sprouten, spruten; akin to OFries. sprta, AS. spretan, D. spruiten, G. spriessen, Sw. spruta to squirt, to spout. Cf. Sprit, v. t. & i., Sprit a spar, Spout, v. t., Spurt.]1. To shoot, as the seed of a plant; to germinate; to push out new shoots; hence, to grow like shoots of plants.()2. To shoot into ramifications.(Bacon.)v. t.1. To cause to sprout; as, the rain will sprout the seed.()2. To deprive of sprouts; as, to sprout potatoes.()n.[Cf. AS. sprote a sprout, sprig; akin to Icel. sproti, G. sprosse. See Sprout, v. i.]1. The shoot of a plant; a shoot from the seed, from the stump, or from the root or tuber, of a plant or tree; more rarely, a shoot from the stem of a plant, or the end of a branch.()2. Young coleworts; Brussels sprouts.(Johnson.)Brussels sprouts (Bot.) See under Brussels.()