| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| SYLLABICATION: | in·sem·i·nate |
| PRONUNCIATION: |   n-s m  -n t |
| TRANSITIVE VERB: | Inflected forms: in·sem·i·nat·ed, in·sem·i·nat·ing, in·sem·i·nates
1. To introduce or inject semen into the reproductive tract of (a female). 2. To sow seed in. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Latin  ns minre, nsmint-, to implant, impregnate : in-, in; see in–2 + sminre, to plant (from smen, smin-, seed; see semen). | | OTHER FORMS: | in·semi·nation —NOUN
in·semi·nator —NOUN
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| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition. Copyright © 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by the Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. |
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