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inseminate - introduce semen into (a female) |
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fecundate,
fertilize,
fertilise |
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alter,
change,
modify remove the ovaries of; "Is your cat spayed?"
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stratify render fertile and preserve by placing between layers of earth or sand; "stratify seeds"
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bang up,
impregnate,
knock up,
prang up damage or destroy as if by violence; "The teenager banged up the car of his mother"
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impregnate make pregnant; "He impregnated his wife again"
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cross-fertilise,
cross-fertilize cause to undergo cross-fertilization; "Mendel cross-fertilized different kinds of beans"
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cross-pollinate,
pollenate,
pollinate fertilize by transfering pollen
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inseminate - place seeds in or on (the ground); "sow the ground with sunflower seeds" |
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sow |
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seed,
sow remove the seeds from; "seed grapes"
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agriculture,
farming,
husbandry the class of people engaged in growing food
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