inseminate

(in sem′ə nāt′)

to sow seeds in; esp., to impregnate by sexual intercourse or by artificially injecting semen
to implant (ideas, etc.) in (the mind, etc.)

Origin: < L inseminatus, pp. of inseminare, to sow in < in-, in + seminare, to sow < semen, seed: see semen

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transitive verb in·sem·i·nat·ed, in·sem·i·nat·ing, in·sem·i·nates

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Origin: Latin īnsēmināre, īnsēmināt-, to implant, impregnate

Origin: : in-, in; see in-²

Origin: + sēmināre, to plant (from sēmen, sēmin-, seed; see semen)

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