Meaning of FECUNDATE
| Pronunciation: | | 'feekun`deyt
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- [v] introduce semen into (a female)
- [v] make fertile or productive; "The course fertilized her imagination"
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| | Synonyms: | | fertilise, fertilise, fertilize, fertilize, inseminate |
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| | See Also: | | alter, alter, bang up, change, change, cross-fertilise, cross-fertilize, cross-pollinate, impregnate, knock up, pollenate, pollinate, prang up, stratify | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Fec"un*date\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Fecundated}; p.
pr. & vb. n. {Fecundating}.] [L. fecundare, fr. fecundus. See
{Fecund}.]
1. To make fruitful or prolific. --W. Montagu.
2. (Biol.) To render fruitful or prolific; to impregnate; as,
in flowers the pollen fecundates the ovum through the
stigma.
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| | Related Terms: | | cross-fertilize, cross-pollen, cross-pollinate, cross-pollinize, dress, enrich, fatten, fecundify, fertilize, fructify, get with child, get with young, impregnate, inseminate, manure, pollen, pollinate, pollinize, prolificate, spermatize |
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