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inseminate

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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in·sem·i·nate /ɪnˈseməneɪt/ verb [transitive]  HBMHto put sperm into a woman or female animal in order to make her have a baby 使怀孕,使受精insemination /ɪnˌseməˈneɪʃən/ noun [uncountable] artificial insemination
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inseminateOne partner will often inseminate the other.
Origin inseminate (1600-1700) Latin past participle of inseminare, from semen; → SEMEN
in·sem·i·nate verbChineseSyllable
sperm in a into to Corpus or animal put female woman


inseminate
inseminate /ɪnˈseməneɪt, ɪnˈsemɪneɪt/ verb [transitive]
 Date: 1600-1700
 Language: Latin
 Origin: past participle of inseminare, from semen; semen
to put sperm into a woman or female animal in order to make her have a baby
—insemination /ɪnˌseməˈneɪʃən, ɪnˌsemɪˈneɪʃən/ noun [uncountable]
artificial insemination


in·sem·in·ateBrE /ɪnˈsemɪneɪt/ 🔊NAmE /ɪnˈsemɪneɪt/ 🔊 verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they inseminate BrE /ɪnˈsemɪneɪt/ 🔊 NAmE /ɪnˈsemɪneɪt/ 🔊present simple - he / she / it inseminates BrE /ɪnˈsemɪneɪts/ 🔊 NAmE /ɪnˈsemɪneɪts/ 🔊past simple inseminated BrE /ɪnˈsemɪneɪtɪd/ 🔊 NAmE /ɪnˈsemɪneɪtɪd/ 🔊past participle inseminated BrE /ɪnˈsemɪneɪtɪd/ 🔊 NAmE /ɪnˈsemɪneɪtɪd/ 🔊 -ing form inseminating BrE /ɪnˈsemɪneɪtɪŋ/ 🔊 NAmE /ɪnˈsemɪneɪtɪŋ/ 🔊~ sb/sth (specialist) to put sperm into a woman or female animal in order to make her pregnant 使受精;授精The cows are artificially inseminated. 这些母牛是人工授精的。🔊🔊 in·sem·in·ation BrE /ɪnˌsemɪˈneɪʃn/ 🔊NAmE /ɪnˌsemɪˈneɪʃn/ 🔊 noun [uncountable]   see also artificial insemination