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inseminate definition

in·semi·nate (in sem′ə nāt′)

transitive verb inseminated -·nat′ed, inseminating -·nat′·ing

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

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

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