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fe⋅cun⋅date

  [fee-kuhn-deyt, fek-uhn-]
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–verb (used with object), -dat⋅ed, -dat⋅ing.
1. to make prolific or fruitful.
2. Biology. to impregnate or fertilize.
Origin:
1625–35; < L fēcundātus made fruitful, fertilized (ptp. of fēcundāre). See fecund, -ate 1

Related forms:
fe⋅cun⋅da⋅tion, noun
fe⋅cun⋅da⋅tor, noun
fe⋅cun⋅da⋅to⋅ry  [fi-kuhn-duh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee] , adjective
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fe·cun·date   (fē'kən-dāt', fěk'ən-)   
tr.v.   fe·cun·dat·ed, fe·cun·dat·ing, fe·cun·dates
  1. To make fecund or fruitful.
  2. To impregnate; fertilize.

[Latin fēcundāre, fēcundāt-, from fēcundus, fruitful; see fecund.]
fe'cun·da'tion n.
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