English Explanatory Dictionary

fecundate

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To make fertile.
  2. To inseminate.

Word forms

fecundate fecundates fecundating fecundated

Etymology

From Latin fecundātus, perfect passive participle of fecundō, see -ate (verb-forming suffix). By surface analysis, fecund + -ate. Compare French féconder.

Derived words

unfecundated
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