inseminate
[in-sem-uh-neyt]
- to inject semen into (the female reproductive tract); impregnate.
- to sow; implant seed into.
- to sow as seed in something; implant: to inseminate youth with new ideas.
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Origin of inseminate
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Or, alternatively, we could run away scot-free down Fifth Avenue and pause now and then to inseminate someone.
They were given a hand-drawn booklet that taught lesbians how to inseminate themselves using a turkey baster.
inseminate
- to impregnate (a female) with semen
- to introduce (ideas or attitudes) into the mind of (a person or group)
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Word Origin
C17: from Latin insēmināre, from in- ² + sēmināre to sow, from sēmen seed
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Word Origin and History for inseminate
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1620s, "to cast as seed," from Latin inseminatus, past participle of inseminare "to sow, implant," from in- "in" (see in- (2)) + semen (genitive semenis) "seed." Meaning "to impregnate with semen" is attested from 1923. Related: Inseminated; inseminating.
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inseminate
(ĭn-sĕm′ə-nāt′)- To introduce or inject semen into the reproductive tract of a female.
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