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单词 inseminate
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
in•sem•i•nate /ɪnˈsɛməˌneɪt/USA pronunciation   v. [+ object], -nat•ed, -nat•ing. 
  1. Physiologyto put semen into (the female reproductive area) so as to make pregnant; impregnate:The veterinarian inseminated the cows.
in•sem•i•na•tion /ɪnˌsɛməˈneɪʃən/USA pronunciation  n. [uncountable]artificial insemination.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
in•sem•i•nate  (in semə nāt′),USA pronunciation v.t., -nat•ed, -nat•ing. 
  1. Physiologyto inject semen into (the female reproductive tract);
    impregnate.
  2. to sow;
    implant seed into.
  3. to sow as seed in something;
    implant:to inseminate youth with new ideas.
  • Latin insēminātus past participle of insēmināre to implant, impregnate, equivalent. to in- in-2 + sēminātus (equivalent. to sēminā(re) to sow, derivative of sēmen seed (compare semen) + -tus past participle suffix)
  • 1615–25
in•sem′i•nation, n. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
inseminate /ɪnˈsɛmɪˌneɪt/ vb (transitive)
  1. to impregnate (a female) with semen
  2. to introduce (ideas or attitudes) into the mind of (a person or group)
Etymology: 17th Century: from Latin insēmināre, from in-² + sēmināre to sow, from sēmen seed

inˌsemiˈnation n inˈsemiˌnator n
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