HyperDic: fecundate

English > 2 senses of the word fecundate:
VERBchangefecundate, fertilize, fertilisemake fertile or productive
bodyfecundate, inseminate, fertilize, fertiliseintroduce semen into (a female)
English > fecundate: 2 senses > verb 1, change
Meaningmake fertile or productive.
PatternSomebody ----s something
Synonymsfertilize, fertilise
Broaderchange, alter, modifyCause to change
Spanishfecundar, fertilizar
Catalanfecundar, fertilitzar
Nounsfecundationmaking fertile as by applying fertilizer or manure
English > fecundate: 2 senses > verb 2, body
Meaningintroduce semen into (a female) .
PatternSomebody ----s somebody
Synonymsinseminate, fertilize, fertilise
Narrowercross-fertilize, cross-fertiliseCause to undergo cross-fertilization
impregnate, knock up, bang up, prang upmake pregnant
impregnatefertilize and cause to grow
pollinate, pollenate, cross-pollinatefertilize by transfering pollen
stratifyRender fertile and preserve by placing between layers of earth or sand
Broaderchange, alter, modifyCause to change
Spanishfecundar, fertilizar, inseminar
Catalaninseminar
Nounsfecundationcreation by the physical union of male and female gametes

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