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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.

fecundate British  
/ fɪˈkʌndətərɪ, ˈfɛk-, -trɪ, ˈfiːkənˌdeɪt /

verb

  1. to make fruitful

  2. to fertilize; impregnate

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Origin of fecundate

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

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