Fecundate — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

make fertile or productive

introduce semen into (a female)

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/fˈɛkəndˌeɪt/

🇬🇧British English

/fˈɛkəndˌeɪt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/fˈɛkəndˌeɪt/

3 syllables Say it as /fˈɛkəndˌeɪt/.

Examples

The course fertilized her imagination

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

fertilise fertilize inseminate

Parts of Speech

verb	make fertile or productive “The course fertilized her imagination”
verb	introduce semen into (a female)

Word Forms

fertilizer	noun	any substance such as manure or a mixture of nitrates used to make soil more fertile
fecundation	noun	making fertile as by applying fertilizer or manure
insemination	noun	the introduction of semen into the genital tract of a female
semen	noun	the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
fertilization	noun	creation by the physical union of male and female gametes; of sperm and ova in an animal or pollen and ovule in a plant

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

befruchten

fruchtbar oder produktiv machen

🇫🇷French

féconder

rendre fertile ou productif

🇪🇸Spanish

fecundar

hacer fértil o productivo

🇮🇹Italian

fecondare

rendere fertile o produttivo

🇳🇱Dutch

bevruchten

vruchtbaar of productief maken

🇵🇹Portuguese

fecundar

tornar fértil ou produtivo

🇷🇺Russian

оплодотворять

сделать плодородным или продуктивным

India

🇮🇳Hindi

उपजाऊ बनाना

उपजाऊ या उत्पादक बनाना

🇮🇳Tamil

கருவூட்டல்

வளமான அல்லது உற்பத்தி செய்ய

🇮🇳Telugu

పిండము

సారవంతమైన లేదా ఉత్పాదకంగా చేయండి

🇮🇳Gujarati

ફેકન્ડેટ

ફળદ્રુપ અથવા ઉત્પાદક બનાવો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಫಲಪ್ರದ

ಫಲವತ್ತಾದ ಅಥವಾ ಉತ್ಪಾದಕವಾಗಿಸಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഗര്ഭപിണ്ഡം

ഫലഭൂയിഷ്ഠമായതോ ഉൽപ്പാദനക്ഷമമോ ആക്കുക

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

受孕的

使肥沃或富有成效

🇯🇵Japanese

受精する

肥沃または生産的になる

🇰🇷Korean

다산하다

비옥하거나 생산적으로 만들다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

có khả năng sinh sản

làm cho màu mỡ hoặc năng suất

🇹🇭Thai

อุดมสมบูรณ์

ทำให้อุดมสมบูรณ์หรือมีประสิทธิผล

🇮🇩Indonesian

membuahi

menjadikan subur atau produktif

🇲🇾Malay

fecund

menjadikan subur atau produktif

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تخصيب

جعل خصبة أو منتجة

🇮🇷Persian

باروری

بارور یا مولد کنند

🇹🇷Turkish

doğurgan

verimli veya üretken hale getirmek

🇮🇱Hebrew

פוריות

להיות פורה או פרודוקטיבי

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