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inseminate

/ɪnˌsɛməˈneɪt/
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Other forms: inseminated; inseminating; inseminates

Definitions of inseminate
  1. verb
    introduce semen into (a female)
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    types:
    stratify
    render fertile and preserve by placing between layers of earth or sand
    bang up, impregnate
    make pregnant
    impregnate
    fertilize and cause to grow
    cross-fertilise, cross-fertilize
    cause to undergo cross-fertilization
    cross-pollinate, pollenate, pollinate
    fertilize by transfering pollen
    inoculate
    impregnate with the virus or germ of a disease in order to render immune
    type of:
    alter, change, modify
    cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
  2. verb
    place seeds in or on (the ground)
    synonyms: sow, sow in
    seed, sow
    place (seeds) in or on the ground for future growth
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    type of:
    seed, sow
    place (seeds) in or on the ground for future growth
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