fecundate

fe·cun·date

(fē'kŭn-dāt),

To impregnate; to make fertile.

[L. fecundo, pp. -atus, to make fruitful, fertilize]

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fecundate

(fē′kən-dāt′, fĕk′ən-)

tr.v. fecun·dated, fecun·dating, fecun·dates

1. To make fecund or fruitful.

2. To impregnate; fertilize.

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fe′cun·da′tion n.

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fecundate

(fē′kŭn-dāt) [L. fecundare, to bear fruit]

To fertilize, impregnate, or render fertile.

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