Fecundate

verb

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Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To make fertile.
  2. 2
    introduce semen into (a female) wordnet
  3. 3
    To inseminate.

    "The pollen of plants is the fecundating power, and consists of a number of small sacs, invisible to the naked eye, in which a fluid exists, which is analogous to the spermatic fluid in man and animals."

  4. 4
    make fertile or productive wordnet

Synonyms

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fertilizeinseminatecross-fertilizecross-pollencross-pollinatecross-pollinize

Example

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"The pollen of plants is the fecundating power, and consists of a number of small sacs, invisible to the naked eye, in which a fluid exists, which is analogous to the spermatic fluid in man and animals."

Etymology

From Latin fecundātus, perfect passive participle of fecundō, see -ate (verb-forming suffix). By surface analysis, fecund + -ate. Compare French féconder.

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