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Date: 1600-1700
Language: Latin
Origin: , past participle of inseminare, from semen; SEMEN

inseminate

 verb
     
Related topics: Biology, Hospital
in‧sem‧i‧nate [transitive]
HBMH to put sperm into a woman or female animal in order to make her have a baby
—insemination noun [uncountable]
➔ artificial insemination
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