fecundate

American  

[fee-kuhn-deyt, fek-uhn-] / ˈfi kənˌdeɪt, ˈfɛk ən- /

verb (used with object)

fecundated, fecundating

1. to make prolific or fruitful.

2. Biology. to impregnate or fertilize.

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fecundate British  

/ fɪˈkʌndətərɪ, ˈfɛk-, -trɪ, ˈfiːkənˌdeɪt /

verb

1. to make fruitful

2. to fertilize; impregnate

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Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• prefecundation
  noun
• fecundation
  noun
• fecundatory
  adjective
• unfecundated
  adjective
• fecundator
  noun

Etymology

Origin of fecundate

1625–35; < Latin fēcundātus made fruitful, fertilized (past participle of fēcundāre ). See fecund, -ate ¹