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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024in•sem•i•nate /ɪnˈsɛməˌneɪt/USA pronunciation v. [~ + object], -nat•ed, -nat•ing. - 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 © 2024in•sem•i•nate (in sem′ə nāt′),USA pronunciation v.t., -nat•ed, -nat•ing. - Physiologyto inject semen into (the female reproductive tract);
impregnate. - to sow;
implant seed into. - 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
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