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ovulate

[ov-yuh-leyt, oh-vyuh-leyt-]
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verb (used without object), ov·u·lat·ed, ov·u·lat·ing. Biology.
  1. to produce and discharge eggs from an ovary or ovarian follicle.
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Origin of ovulate

First recorded in 1860–65; ovule + -ate1
Related formsov·u·la·tion, nounov·u·la·to·ry [ov-yuh-luh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee, oh-vyuh-] /ˈɒv yə ləˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i, ˈoʊ vyə-/, adjectivemul·ti·ov·u·late, adjectivemul·ti·ov·u·lat·ed, adjectivepre·ov·u·la·to·ry, adjective
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ovulate

verb
  1. (intr) to produce or discharge eggs from an ovary
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Derived Formsovulation, noun

Word Origin

C19: from ovule
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Word Origin and History for ovulate

v.

1888, back-formation from ovulation. Related: Ovulated; ovulating.

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ovulate in Medicine

ovulate

(ō′vyə-lāt′, ŏv′yə-)
v.
  1. To produce ova; discharge eggs from the ovary.
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