"inseminate" meaning in English

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Verb

IPA: /ɪnˈsɛmɪneɪt/ Audio: En-us-inseminate.oga Forms: inseminates [present, singular, third-person], inseminating [participle, present], inseminated [participle, past], inseminated [past]
Etymology: From Latin inseminatus, past participle of inseminare (“to sow”). See seminate. Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|inseminatus}} Latin inseminatus Head templates: {{en-verb}} inseminate (third-person singular simple present inseminates, present participle inseminating, simple past and past participle inseminated)
  1. To sow (to disperse or plant seeds).
    Sense id: en-inseminate-en-verb-8RZlbhMO Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 36 31 33
  2. To fill with one's semen. Translations (to fill with semen): inséminer (French), inseminare (Italian), zaplemnić [perfective] (Polish), zaplemniać [imperfective] (Polish), însămânța (Romanian), inseminar (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-inseminate-en-verb-wIZCPo-B Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 36 31 33 Disambiguation of 'to fill with semen': 3 92 5
  3. (by extension) To impregnate (to cause to become pregnant). Tags: broadly
    Sense id: en-inseminate-en-verb-lKyZjsNc Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with French translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 36 31 33 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 29 27 44 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 29 27 45 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 29 27 45 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 24 24 51 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 24 22 54 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 23 22 55 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 24 23 53 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 24 23 54
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: insemination, inseminator

Inflected forms

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