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inseminate

[in-sem-uh-neyt]
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verb (used with object), in·sem·i·nat·ed, in·sem·i·nat·ing.
  1. to inject semen into (the female reproductive tract); impregnate.
  2. to sow; implant seed into.
  3. to sow as seed in something; implant: to inseminate youth with new ideas.
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Origin of inseminate

1615–25; < Latin insēminātus past participle of insēmināre to implant, impregnate, equivalent to in- in-2 + sēminātus (equivalent to sēminā(re) to sow, derivative of sēmen seed (cf. semen) + -tus past participle suffix)
Related formsin·sem·i·na·tion, noun
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inseminate

verb (tr)
  1. to impregnate (a female) with semen
  2. to introduce (ideas or attitudes) into the mind of (a person or group)
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Derived Formsinsemination, nouninseminator, noun

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

v.

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 in Medicine

inseminate

(ĭn-sĕm′ə-nāt′)
v.
  1. To introduce or inject semen into the reproductive tract of a female.
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Related formsin•sem′i•na′tion n.
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