fecundate

[ fee-kuhn-deyt, fek-uhn- ]
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verb (used with object),fe·cun·dat·ed, fe·cun·dat·ing.
  1. to make prolific or fruitful.

  2. Biology. to impregnate or fertilize.

Origin of fecundate

1
1625–35; <Latin fēcundātus made fruitful, fertilized (past participle of fēcundāre). See fecund, -ate1

Other words from fecundate

  • fe·cun·da·tion, noun
  • fe·cun·da·tor, noun
  • fe·cun·da·to·ry [fi-kuhn-duh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee], /fɪˈkʌn dəˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i/, adjective
  • pre·fe·cun·da·tion, noun
  • un·fe·cun·dat·ed, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for fecundate

fecundate

/ (ˈfiːkənˌdeɪt, ˈfɛk-) /


verb(tr)
  1. to make fruitful

  2. to fertilize; impregnate

Origin of fecundate

1
C17: from Latin fēcundāre to fertilize

Derived forms of fecundate

  • fecundation, noun
  • fecundator, noun
  • fecundatory (fɪˈkʌndətərɪ, -trɪ), adjective

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