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in⋅sem⋅i⋅nate

  [in-sem-uh-neyt]
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–verb (used with object), -nat⋅ed, -nat⋅ing.
1. to inject semen into (the female reproductive tract); impregnate.
2. to sow; implant seed into.
3. to sow as seed in something; implant: to inseminate youth with new ideas.
Origin:
1615–25; < L insēminātus ptp. of insēmināre to implant, impregnate, equiv. to in- in- 2 + sēminātus (equiv. to sēminā(re) to sow, deriv. of sēmen seed (cf. semen ) + -tus ptp. suffix)

Related forms:
in⋅sem⋅i⋅na⋅tion, noun
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in·sem·i·nate   (ĭn-sěm'ə-nāt')   
tr.v.   in·sem·i·nat·ed, in·sem·i·nat·ing, in·sem·i·nates

  1. To introduce or inject semen into the reproductive tract of (a female).

  2. To sow seed in.


[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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Word Origin & History

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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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: in·sem·i·nate
Pronunciation: in-'sem-&-"nAt
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Forms: -nat·ed;-nat·ing
: to introduce semen into the genital tract of (a female) —in·sem·i·na·tion /-"sem-&-'nA-sh&n/ noun
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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inseminate in·sem·i·nate (ĭn-sěm'ə-nāt')
v. in·sem·i·nat·ed, in·sem·i·nat·ing, in·sem·i·nates
To introduce or inject semen into the reproductive tract of a female.

in·sem'i·na'tion n.

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