verb
Meaning 1
To sow (to disperse or plant seeds).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
inseminate
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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/ɪnˈsɛmɪneɪt/
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CMU ARPABET: IH2 N S EH1 M AH0 N EY2 T Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
verb
Meaning 2
To fill with one's semen.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 3
To impregnate (to cause to become pregnant).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: broadly
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 4
introduce semen into (a female)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: fecundate, fertilize, fertilise
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: change, alter, modify
Narrower terms: stratify, impregnate, knock up, bang up, prang up, cross-fertilize, cross-fertilise, pollinate, pollenate, cross-pollinate
verb
Meaning 5
place seeds in or on (the ground)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- sow the ground with sunflower seeds
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: sow, sow in
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: sow, seed
History
Etymology
From Latin inseminatus, past participle of inseminare (“to sow”). See seminate.
Across languages
Translations
8 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- French: inséminer — to fill with semen
- Hindi: गर्भाधान (garbhādhān) — to fill with semen
- Italian: inseminare — to fill with semen
- Polish: zaplemnić — to fill with semen
- Polish: zaplemniać — to fill with semen
- Romanian: însămânța — to fill with semen
- Spanish: inseminar — to fill with semen
- Turkish: döllemek — to fill with semen