inseminate Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. verb place seeds in or on (the ground)
    sow in; sow.
    • sow the ground with sunflower seeds
  2. verb introduce semen into (a female)
    fertilize; fertilise; fecundate.

WordNet


In*sem"i*nate transitive verb
Etymology
L. inseminatus, p. p. of inseminare to sow. See Seminate.
Definitions
  1. To sow; to impregnate. Obs.

Webster 1913