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ovulate

[ ov-yuh-leyt, oh-vyuh-leyt- ]

verb (used without object)

Biology.
ovulated, ovulating.
  1. to produce and discharge eggs from an ovary or ovarian follicle.


ovulate

/ ˈɒʊˌɪ /

verb

  1. intr to produce or discharge eggs from an ovary
“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

  • ˌDZˈپDz, noun
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • DZu·tDz noun
  • DZ···ٴ· [ov, -y, uh, -l, uh, -tawr-ee, -tohr-ee, oh, -vy, uh, -], adjective
  • ܱt·DZu·ٱ adjective
  • ܱt·DZu·e adjective
  • ·DZu··ٴr adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of ovulate1

First recorded in 1860–65; ovule + -ate 1
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of ovulate1

C19: from ovule
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Example Sentences

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The process doesn’t require a patient to be ovulating, like egg freezing does, which means a patient doesn’t have to undergo hormone treatments.

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Among the findings, the atlas reveals that roughly one hour before an egg is released, the follicles undergo an additional layer of selection to determine which ones will ovulate.

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She notes that females add kilograms when they ovulate and lactate.

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“Sometimes I wake up, and maybe it’s a fun day of my cycle, I’m ovulating, full of energy, and I can put on the hot girl mentality,” she says.

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In the other, the whales weren’t pregnant during the first massive progesterone surge, but were instead experiencing a prolonged state of estrus or ovulating.

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