"contracept" meaning in English

See contracept in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: contracepts [present, singular, third-person], contracepting [participle, present], contracepted [participle, past], contracepted [past]
Etymology: Back-formation from contraception. Attested US 1932, with earlier occasional use as abbreviation for contraceptive in the medical literature; popularized US mid-1960s in the context of the sexual revolution. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*keh₂p-}}, {{back-form|en|contraception}} Back-formation from contraception Head templates: {{en-verb}} contracept (third-person singular simple present contracepts, present participle contracepting, simple past and past participle contracepted)
  1. (intransitive) To use contraception Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-contracept-en-verb-AuNtN-o5
  2. (transitive) To administer contraception, especially to a population of wild animals Tags: transitive Categories (topical): Birth control
    Sense id: en-contracept-en-verb-TtP69vsL Disambiguation of Birth control: 0 100 Categories (other): English back-formations, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English back-formations: 10 90 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 96 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 6 94 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 5 95

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