- fecundate
- transitive verb (-dated; -dating) Etymology: Latin fecundatus, past participle of fecundare, from fecundus Date: circa 1631 1. to make fecund 2. impregnate • fecundation noun
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Fecundate — Fec un*date, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Fecundated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Fecundating}.] [L. fecundare, fr. fecundus. See {Fecund}.] 1. To make fruitful or prolific. W. Montagu. [1913 Webster] 2. (Biol.) To render fruitful or prolific; to impregnate; as,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
fecundate — index proliferate, propagate (increase), reproduce Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
fecundate — [fē′kən dāt΄, fek′əndāt΄] vt. fecundated, fecundating [< L fecundatus, pp. of fecundare, to make fruitful < fecundus: see FECUND] 1. to make fecund 2. to fertilize; impregnate; pollinate fecundation n … English World dictionary
fecundate — v.t. [L. fecundus, fruitful] To fertilize; to impregnate … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
fecundate — fecundation, n. fecundator, n. fecundatory /fi kun deuh tawr ee, tohr ee/, adj. /fee keuhn dayt , fek euhn /, v.t., fecundated, fecundating. 1. to make prolific or fruitful. 2. Biol. to impregnate or fertilize. [1625 35; < L fecundatus made… … Universalium
fecundate — verb a) To make fertile. b) To inseminate … Wiktionary
fecundate — To impregnate; to make fertile. [L. fecundo, pp. atus, to make fruitful, fertilize] * * * fe·cun·date fek ən .dāt, fē kən vt, dat·ed; dat·ing IMPREGNATE fe·cun·da·tion .fek ən dā shən, .fē kən n * * * fe·cun·date (feґkən dāt) fertilize … Medical dictionary
fecundate — Synonyms and related words: cross fertilize, cross pollen, cross pollinate, cross pollinize, dress, enrich, fatten, fecundify, fertilize, fructify, get with child, get with young, impregnate, inseminate, manure, pollen, pollinate, pollinize,… … Moby Thesaurus
fecundate — (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb To make fertile: enrich, fertilize. See RICH … English dictionary for students
fecundate — fe·cun·date || fekÉ™ndeɪt / fɪËk v. make fruitful; fertilize, impregnate … English contemporary dictionary
