"inseminate" meaning in English

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Verb

IPA: /ɪnˈsɛmɪneɪt/ Audio: En-us-inseminate.oga [US] 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, {{m|la|inseminare||to sow}} inseminare (“to sow”), {{m|en|seminate}} seminate 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 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 36 31 33
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: insemination, inseminator

Inflected forms

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