"ovulate" meaning in English

See ovulate in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈɒvjʊleɪt/, /ˈɒvjʊlət/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-ovulate.wav
Etymology: From ovul(e) + -ate (adjective-forming suffix). Etymology templates: {{af|en|ovule|-ate|alt1=ovul(e)|id2=adjective|pos2=adjective-forming suffix}} ovul(e) + -ate (adjective-forming suffix) Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} ovulate (not comparable)
  1. (botany) Containing, or bearing, an ovule. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Botany Derived forms: multiovulate
    Sense id: en-ovulate-en-adj-xTce78bT Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ate (adjective) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 66 34 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ate (adjective): 72 28 Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb

IPA: /ˈɒvjʊleɪt/, /ˈɒvjʊlət/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-ovulate.wav Forms: ovulates [present, singular, third-person], ovulating [participle, present], ovulated [participle, past], ovulated [past]
Etymology: From ovul(e) + -ate (verb-forming suffix). Compare French ovuler. Etymology templates: {{af|en|ovule|-ate|alt1=ovul(e)|id2=verb|pos2=verb-forming suffix}} ovul(e) + -ate (verb-forming suffix), {{cog|fr|ovuler}} French ovuler Head templates: {{en-verb}} ovulate (third-person singular simple present ovulates, present participle ovulating, simple past and past participle ovulated)
  1. (intransitive) To produce eggs or ova. Tags: intransitive Categories (lifeform): Eggs Derived forms: ovulation, ovulatory Translations (produce eggs or ova): ovular (Catalan), 排卵 (páiluǎn) (Chinese Mandarin), ovuloida (Finnish), ovuler (French), ovular (Galician), ubhsceith (Irish), ovulare (Italian), tukuhua (Maori), ha eggløsning (Norwegian), jajeczkować [imperfective] (Polish), mieć owulację [imperfective] (Polish), ovular (Portuguese), ovular (Spanish)
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Inflected forms

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