inseminate
verb (used with object)
to inject semen into (the female reproductive tract); impregnate.
inseminated
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past participleof inseminate.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof inseminate.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
inseminateverb (used with object)to inject semen into (the female reproductive tract); impregnate.
Example Sentences
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Female orcas kept captive in marine zoos can be artificially inseminated to breed more calves, which can later be used to attract more visitors and perform in shows.
From BBC ● Aug. 23, 2025
In Switzerland, around 800,000 cows are artificially inseminated every year.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 16, 2024
A UW Medicine physician agreed to surrender his license after a California woman alleges DNA testing revealed he had artificially inseminated her with his own sperm.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 5, 2023
Reeves and Swanson artificially inseminated nine zoo ocelots with sperm from the wild Texas animals in 2021 and 2022, and no pregnancies resulted.
From Scientific American ● Sep. 4, 2023
Richalé married a girl that he had studied with, at the beginning of the same year that Dioneza was artificially inseminated.
From Scorched Earth by Walter D. Petrovic
