Meanings
verbinseminate (third-person singular simple present inseminates, present participle inseminating, simple past and past participle inseminated)
present singular third person inseminates · participle present inseminating · participle past inseminated · past inseminated
- To sow (to disperse or plant seeds).
- To fill with one's semen.
- broadlyTo impregnate (to cause to become pregnant).
Synonyms & antonyms
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Origin
- Latininseminātus
- Englishinseminate
Borrowed from Latin inseminātus, the perfect passive participle of insemināre (“to sow”). By surface analysis, in- + seminate.
More words from Latin
Full word history & related roots →Translations
French inséminer, enspermer
- inséminerto fill with semen
- enspermerto fill with semen
Hindi गर्भाधान
- गर्भाधान (garbhādhān)to fill with semen
Italian inseminare
- inseminareto fill with semen
Polish zaplemnić, zaplemniać
- zaplemnićto fill with semen
- zaplemniaćto fill with semen
Romanian însămânța
- însămânțato fill with semen
Spanish inseminar
- inseminarto fill with semen
Turkish döllemek
- döllemekto fill with semen
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APA
inseminate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/inseminate
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“inseminate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/inseminate. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “inseminate,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/inseminate.
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