fecundate
fecundate · fecundates · fecundated · fecundating
делать плодородным, оплодотворять, оплодотворить
To make fertileTo make fertile.
Meaning
2 sensesTo make fertile.
де́лать плодоро́днымdélatʹ plodoródnym
make fertile or productive
To inseminate.
оплодотворя́тьoplodotvorjátʹ, оплодотвори́тьoplodotvorítʹ
Translations
3 languagesРусский
By meaning 2
to make fertile:
to inseminate:
Origin
From Latin fecundātus, perfect passive participle of fecundō, see -ate (verb-forming suffiFrom Latin fecundātus, perfect passive participle of fecundō, see -ate (verb-forming suffix). By surface analysis, fecund + -ate. Compare French féconder.
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Forms
fecundates, fecundating, fecundated, fecundated| Base form | fecundate · to fecundate |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | fecundates |
| Present participle | fecundating |
| Past simple | fecundated |
| Past participle | fecundated |
regular · Lesson
Synonyms
3 synonymsClose in meaning
- introduce semen into (a female):inseminatefertilizefertilise
- make fertile or productive:fertilizefertilise
Word family
2 related wordsRelatedfecundation
Derivedunfecundated
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle