Meanings
ovulate1
present singular third person ovulates · participle present ovulating · participle past ovulated · past ovulated
- intransitiveTo produce eggs or ova.
Other studies have shown that women living near the equator have a marked tendency to ovulate during the full moon.
1981, William Irwin Thompson, The Time Falling Bodies Take to Light: Mythology, Sexuality and the Origins of Culture, London: Rider/Hutchinson & Co., page 96
ovulate2
- not comparablebiologyContaining, or bearing, an ovule.
Ovulate flowers are usually isolated by enclosing them individually or in clusters in pollenproof bags […]
1948, W. C. Cumming, Francis Irving Righter, Methods Used to Control Pollination of Pines in the Sierra Nevada of California, page 3
Origin
ovulate · verb
From ovul(e) + -ate (verb-forming suffix). Compare French ovuler.
Full word history & related roots →ovulate · adjective
From ovul(e) + -ate (adjective-forming suffix).
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Catalan ovular
- ovularproduce eggs or ova
Chinese Mandarin 排卵
- 排卵 (páiluǎn)produce eggs or ova
Finnish ovuloida
- ovuloidaproduce eggs or ova
French ovuler
- ovulerproduce eggs or ova
Irish ubhsceith
- ubhsceithproduce eggs or ova
Italian ovulare
- ovulareproduce eggs or ova
Māori tukuhua
- tukuhuaproduce eggs or ova
Norwegian ha eggløsning
- ha eggløsningproduce eggs or ova
Polish jajeczkować, mieć owulację
- jajeczkowaćproduce eggs or ova
- mieć owulacjęproduce eggs or ova
Portuguese ovular
- ovularproduce eggs or ova
Spanish ovular
- ovularproduce eggs or ova
Swedish ha ägglossning
- ha ägglossningproduce eggs or ova
Cite this entry
ovulate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ovulate
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