/ ɪnˈsemɪneɪt; NAmE / verb
[ vn ] ( technical ) to put sperm into a woman or female animal in order to make her pregnant :
The cows are artificially inseminated .
► in·sem·in·ation / ɪnˌsemɪˈneɪʃn; NAmE / noun [ U ]
—see also artificial insemination
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WORD ORIGIN
early 17th cent.: from Latin inseminat- sown, from the verb inseminare , from in- into + seminare plant, sow (from semen , semin- seed, semen).