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

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

Etymology

Origin of fecundate

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

Example Sentences

No. Defy the monsters, prod the phoenix, bury pig­nuts, come forward magical, fecundate freedom, build, levy songs.

From Project Gutenberg

The primitive lineaments of organization may be traced in the egg, even before it is fecundated.

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How is the extremely complex human body with its various physical characteristics built up from the nucleus of a fecundated cell, the ovum?

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Pollen, pol′en, n. the fertilising powder contained in the anthers of flowers: the male or fecundating element in flowers.—v.t. to cover with pollen.—adj.

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The vesicle which acts as heart and stomach serves also as the reproductive cavity, but how or by what means it is fecundated would be difficult to determine.

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