FECUNDATE


Meaning of FECUNDATE in English

ˈfekənˌdāt, ˈfēk- transitive verb

( -ed/-ing/-s )

Etymology: Latin fecundatus, past participle of fecundare to fertilize, from fecundus fecund

1. : to make fruitful or prolific

a flow of ideas fecundating the very atmosphere of the college

2. : to make fertile : impregnate

males are needed to fecundate the young virgin females — W.C.Allee

the sterile eggs of reason never fecundated by sense — P.E.More

• fec·un·da·tion ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈdāshən noun -s

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