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| in·sem·i·nate
(ĭn-sěm'ə-nāt') Pronunciation Key
tr.v. in·sem·i·nat·ed, in·sem·i·nat·ing, in·sem·i·nates
[Latin īnsēmināre, īnsēmināt-, to implant, impregnate : in-, in; see in-2 + sēmināre, to plant (from sēmen, sēmin-, seed; see semen).] in·sem'i·na'tion n., in·sem'i·na'tor n. |
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inseminate (v.)
1623, "to cast as seed," from L. inseminatus, pp. of inseminare "to sow, implant," from in- "in" + semen (gen. semenis) "seed." Meaning "to impregnate with semen" is attested from 1923.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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| inseminate | |
verb | |
| 1. | place seeds in or on (the ground); "sow the ground with sunflower seeds" |
| 2. | introduce semen into (a female) |
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Inseminate
In*sem"i*nate\, v. t. [L. inseminatus, p. p. of inseminare to sow. See Seminate.] To sow; to impregnate. [Obs.]
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