fecundate

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fecundate

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From Latin fecundātus, perfect passive participle of fecundō, see -ate (verb-forming suffix). By surface analysis, fecund + -ate. Compare French féconder.

verb fecundates · fecundating · fecundated

  1. To make fertile.
  2. To inseminate. The pollen of plants is the fecundating power, and consists of a number of small sacs, invisible to the naked eye, in which a fluid exists, which is analogous to the spermatic fluid in man and animals.

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verb to make fertile

Españolfecundar, fecundizar
Françaisféconder
Românăfecunda
Русскийде́лать плодоро́дным délatʹ plodoródnym

verb to inseminate

Españolfecundar, fecundizar, inseminar
Françaisféconder
Русскийоплодотворя́ть oplodotvorjátʹ, оплодотвори́ть oplodotvorítʹ

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@misc{fecundate_2026,
  title = {fecundate},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/fecundate},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}