ovulate

American  

[ov-yuh-leyt, oh-vyuh-leyt-] / ˈɒv jəˌleɪt, ˈoʊ vjəˌleɪt- /

verb (used without object)

Biology.

ovulates, present (3rd person singular) ovulated, past participle, past ovulating present participle

1. to produce and discharge eggs from an ovary or ovarian follicle.

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ovulate British  

/ ˈɒvjʊˌleɪt /

verb

1. (intr) to produce or discharge eggs from an ovary

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Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• ovulation
  noun
• multiovulate
  adjective
• multiovulated
  adjective
• ovulatory
  adjective
• preovulatory
  adjective

Inflected Forms

Participles

• ovulating
  present
• ovulated
  past

Conjugated Forms

Present

• ovulate
  simple
• ovulates
  simple
• have ovulated
  perfect
• has ovulated
  perfect
• am ovulating
  progressive
• are ovulating
  progressive
• is ovulating
  progressive
• have been ovulating
  perfect progressive
• has been ovulating
  perfect progressive

Past

• ovulated
  simple
• had ovulated
  perfect
• was ovulating
  progressive
• were ovulating
  progressive
• had been ovulating
  perfect progressive

Future

• will ovulate
  simple
• will have ovulated
  perfect
• will be ovulating
  progressive
• will have been ovulating
  perfect progressive

Etymology

Origin of ovulate

First recorded in 1860–65; ovule + -ate ¹