fecundate
to make prolific or fruitful.
Biology. to impregnate or fertilize.
Origin of fecundate
1Other words from fecundate
- fe·cun·da·tion, noun
- fe·cun·da·tor, noun
- fe·cun·da·to·ry [fi-kuhn-duh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee], /fɪˈkʌn dəˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i/, adjective
- pre·fe·cun·da·tion, noun
- un·fe·cun·dat·ed, adjective
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How to use fecundate in a sentence
But instinct is routine, and if thought did not fecundate it, it would no more progress in man than in the bee or ant.
If we would fecundate them, we must take them as a kind of material of universal truths.
Fundamental Philosophy, Vol. I (of 2) | Jaime Luciano BalmesHow could one fecundate the universal doubt so that it should give birth to a new faith?
The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete | Emile ZolaHe speaks by his arts, which might fecundate our human inventions.
The Insect | Jules MicheletIt is necessary that the male cephalopode fecundate the female.
The Natural Philosophy of Love | Remy de Gourmont
British Dictionary definitions for fecundate
/ (ˈfiːkənˌdeɪt, ˈfɛk-) /
to make fruitful
to fertilize; impregnate
Origin of fecundate
1Derived forms of fecundate
- fecundation, noun
- fecundator, noun
- fecundatory (fɪˈkʌndətərɪ, -trɪ), adjective
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