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fecundate
fe·cun·date
[
fkən dàyt,
fékən dàyt
]
(
past and past participle
fe·cun·dat·ed
,
present participle
fe·cun·dat·ing
,
3rd person present singular
fe·cun·dates
)
transitive verb
Definition:
1.
make somebody or something productive:
to make somebody or something fruitful or productive
(
literary
)
2.
fertilize something:
to fertilize a plant
(
archaic
)
3.
impregnate woman or female animal:
to make a woman or female animal pregnant
(
archaic
)
fe·cun·da·tion
[
fkən dáysh'n,
fèkən dáysh'n
]
noun
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fe·cun·da·tion [ fkən dáysh'n, fèkən dáysh'n ] noun
