INSEMINATE


Meaning of INSEMINATE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ in-ˈse-mə-ˌnāt ]

transitive verb

( -nat·ed ; -nat·ing )

Etymology: Latin inseminatus, past participle of inseminare, from in- + semin-, semen seed — more at semen

Date: circa 1623

1. : sow

2. : to introduce semen into the genital tract of (a female)

Synonyms: see implant

• in·sem·i·na·tion -ˌse-mə-ˈnā-shən noun

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