Fecundate

  • 11fecundate — fe·cun·date || fekÉ™ndeɪt / fɪːk v. make fruitful; fertilize, impregnate …

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  • 12fecundate — [ fɛk(ə)ndeɪt, fi:k ] verb archaic fertilize. ↘literary make fruitful. Derivatives fecundation noun Origin C17: from L. fecundat , fecundare make fruitful …

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  • 13fecundate — v. a. 1. Make prolific, make fruitful, enrich. 2. Impregnation, cause to germinate, cover with pollen or germinal fluid, fertilize …

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  • 14fecundate — fec·un·date …

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  • 15fecundate — fe•cun•date [[t]ˈfi kənˌdeɪt, ˈfɛk ən [/t]] v. t. dat•ed, dat•ing 1) to make prolific or fruitful 2) ahb. bot to impregnate or fertilize • Etymology: 1625–35; < L fēcundātus. See fecund, ate I fe cun•da′tion, n …

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  • 16fecundate — /ˈfɛkəndeɪt/ (say fekuhndayt), /ˈfikən / (say feekuhn ) verb (t) (fecundated, fecundating) 1. to make prolific or fruitful. 2. Biology to impregnate. {Latin fēcundātus, past participle, made fruitful} –fecundation /fɛkənˈdeɪʃən/ (say fekuhn… …

  • 17fecundate — v.tr. 1 make fruitful. 2 = FERTILIZE. Derivatives: fecundation n. Etymology: L fecundare f. fecundus fruitful …

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  • 18Fecundated — 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… …

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  • 19Fecundating — 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… …

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  • 20fertilise — verb 1. make fertile or productive The course fertilized her imagination • Syn: ↑fertilize, ↑fecundate • Derivationally related forms: ↑fecundation (for: ↑fecundate), ↑ …

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