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ov⋅u⋅late

[ov-yuh-leyt, oh-vyuh-leyt-]
–verb (used without object), -lat⋅ed, -lat⋅ing. Biology.
to produce and discharge eggs from an ovary or ovarian follicle.

Origin:
1860–65; ovule + -ate 1


ov⋅u⋅la⋅tion, noun
ov⋅u⋅la⋅to⋅ry [ov-yuh-luh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee, oh-vyuh-] , adjective
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o·vu·late   (ō'vyə-lāt', ŏv'yə-)   
intr.v.   o·vu·lat·ed, o·vu·lat·ing, o·vu·lates
To produce ova; discharge eggs from the ovary.

[From ovule.]
o'vu·la'tion n., o'vu·la·to'ry (-lə-tôr'ē, -tōr'ē) adj.
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ovulate o·vu·late (ō'vyə-lāt', ŏv'yə-)
v. o·vu·lat·ed, o·vu·lat·ing, o·vu·lates
To produce ova; discharge eggs from the ovary.

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