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inseminate

[ in-sem-uh-neyt ]

verb (used with object)

inseminated, inseminating.
  1. to inject semen into (the female reproductive tract); impregnate.
  2. to sow; implant seed into.
  3. to sow as seed in something; implant:

    to inseminate youth with new ideas.



inseminate

/ ɪˈɛɪˌԱɪ /

verb

  1. to impregnate (a female) with semen
  2. to introduce (ideas or attitudes) into the mind of (a person or group)
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˌ𳾾ˈԲپDz, noun
  • ˈ𳾾ˌԲٴǰ, noun
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • ·i·ԲtDz noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of inseminate1

First recorded in 1615–25; from Latin Բŧٳܲ, past participle of Բŧ “to implant, impregnate,” equivalent to in- “in” + ŧٳܲ (equivalent to ŧ() “to sow,” derivative of ŧ “seed” + -tus past participle suffix). See in- 2; semen
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of inseminate1

C17: from Latin Բŧ, from in- ² + ŧ to sow, from ŧ seed
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And with each insemination costing 80 Swiss francs, that can soon eat up a breeder's budget: a typical Swiss dairy farm spends several thousand Swiss francs a year on artificially inseminating its herd of cows.

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A UW Medicine physician agreed to surrender his license after a California woman alleges DNA testing revealed he had artificially inseminated her with his own sperm.

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The industry now relies on artificial insemination for reproduction, which includes the disturbing and violent practices of “milking” toms and inseminating hens.

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Reeves and Swanson artificially inseminated nine zoo ocelots with sperm from the wild Texas animals in 2021 and 2022, and no pregnancies resulted.

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This reduces the likelihood that, once inseminated, a female will let additional males try to fertilize her enormous sac of eggs.

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