Fecundate

Fecundate
Fecundate Fec"un*date, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Fecundated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Fecundating}.] [L. fecundare, fr. fecundus. See {Fecund}.] 1. To make fruitful or prolific. --W. Montagu. [1913 Webster]

2. (Biol.) To render fruitful or prolific; to impregnate; as, in flowers the pollen fecundates the ovum through the stigma. [1913 Webster]


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  • fecundate — index proliferate, propagate (increase), reproduce Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • fecundate — [fē′kən dāt΄, fek′əndāt΄] vt. fecundated, fecundating [< L fecundatus, pp. of fecundare, to make fruitful < fecundus: see FECUND] 1. to make fecund 2. to fertilize; impregnate; pollinate fecundation n …   English World dictionary

  • fecundate — transitive verb ( dated; dating) Etymology: Latin fecundatus, past participle of fecundare, from fecundus Date: circa 1631 1. to make fecund 2. impregnate • fecundation noun …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • fecundate — v.t. [L. fecundus, fruitful] To fertilize; to impregnate …   Dictionary of invertebrate zoology

  • fecundate — fecundation, n. fecundator, n. fecundatory /fi kun deuh tawr ee, tohr ee/, adj. /fee keuhn dayt , fek euhn /, v.t., fecundated, fecundating. 1. to make prolific or fruitful. 2. Biol. to impregnate or fertilize. [1625 35; < L fecundatus made… …   Universalium

  • fecundate — verb a) To make fertile. b) To inseminate …   Wiktionary

  • fecundate — To impregnate; to make fertile. [L. fecundo, pp. atus, to make fruitful, fertilize] * * * fe·cun·date fek ən .dāt, fē kən vt, dat·ed; dat·ing IMPREGNATE fe·cun·da·tion .fek ən dā shən, .fē kən n * * * fe·cun·date (feґkən dāt) fertilize …   Medical dictionary

  • fecundate — Synonyms and related words: cross fertilize, cross pollen, cross pollinate, cross pollinize, dress, enrich, fatten, fecundify, fertilize, fructify, get with child, get with young, impregnate, inseminate, manure, pollen, pollinate, pollinize,… …   Moby Thesaurus

  • fecundate — (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb To make fertile: enrich, fertilize. See RICH …   English dictionary for students

  • fecundate — fe·cun·date || fekÉ™ndeɪt / fɪːk v. make fruitful; fertilize, impregnate …   English contemporary dictionary

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