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inseminate

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Verb (transitive)

HYPHEN

in=sem=i=nate

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WORDNET DICTIONARY

Verb inseminate has 2 senses

inseminate(v = verb.contact) sow, sow in - place seeds in or on (the ground); "sow the ground with sunflower seeds"

is one way to seed, sow

Derived form noun insemination₁

Sample sentence:
They inseminate the field with rye

inseminate(v = verb.body) fecundate, fertilise, fertilize - introduce semen into (a female); Array

is one way to alter, change, modify

Derived forms noun insemination₂, noun semen₁

Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s somebody

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CIDE DICTIONARY

inseminate, v. t. [L. inseminatus, p. p. of inseminare to sow. See Seminate.].

To sow seed into. [1913 Webster]
To sow seed into; to impregnate. [1913 Webster]
To implant in, as if sowing seed; as, to inseminate one's children with one's own prejudices; -- used mostly of ideas or attitudes.. [PJC]

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OXFORD DICTIONARY

inseminate, v.tr.
1 introduce semen into (a female) by natural or artificial means.
2 sow (seed etc.).

Derivative

insemination n. inseminator n.

Etymology

L inseminare (as IN-(2), SEMEN)

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THESAURUS

inseminate

bed, broadcast, cross-fertilize, cross-pollen, cross-pollinate, cross-pollinize, dibble, disseminate, drill, fecundify, fertilize, forest, fructify, get with child, get with young, implant, impregnate, inculcate, infix, instill, plant, pollen, pollinate, pollinize, pot, put in, reforest, reset, retimber, scatter seed, seed, seed down, seminate, set, sow, sow broadcast, spermatize, transplant

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