Inseminate — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

place seeds in or on (the ground)

introduce semen into (a female)

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɪnsˈɛmɪnˌeɪt/

🇬🇧British English

/ɪnsˈɛmɪnˌeɪt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɪnsˈɛmɪnˌeɪt/

4 syllables Say it as /ɪnsˈɛmɪnˌeɪt/.

Examples

sow the ground with sunflower seeds

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

sow in fertilize sow fecundate fertilise

Parts of Speech

verb	place seeds in or on (the ground) “sow the ground with sunflower seeds”
verb	introduce semen into (a female)

Word Forms

insemination	noun	the act of sowing (of seeds in the ground or, figuratively, of germs in the body or ideas in the mind, etc.)
sower	noun	someone who sows
semen	noun	the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
fecundation	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
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

besamen

Samen in oder auf (den Boden) legen

🇫🇷French

inséminer

placer les graines dans ou sur (le sol)

🇪🇸Spanish

inseminar

colocar semillas dentro o sobre (el suelo)

🇮🇹Italian

inseminare

posizionare i semi dentro o sopra (il terreno)

🇳🇱Dutch

bevruchten

plaats zaden in of op (de grond)

🇵🇹Portuguese

inseminar

coloque sementes dentro ou sobre (o solo)

🇷🇺Russian

осеменять

поместить семена в или на (землю)

India

🇮🇳Hindi

बोना

(जमीन पर) बीज रखें

🇧🇩Bengali

গর্ভধারণ করা

বীজ রাখুন বা মাটিতে রাখুন

🇮🇳Tamil

கருவூட்டு

விதைகளை உள்ளே அல்லது (தரையில்) வைக்கவும்

🇮🇳Telugu

కాన్పు

విత్తనాలను (నేల)లో లేదా పైన ఉంచండి

🇮🇳Marathi

बीजारोपण

(जमिनीवर) बियाणे ठेवा

🇮🇳Gujarati

ગર્ભાધાન

(જમીન) માં અથવા તેના પર બીજ મૂકો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಗರ್ಭಧಾರಣೆ

ಬೀಜಗಳನ್ನು ಒಳಗೆ ಅಥವಾ (ನೆಲದಲ್ಲಿ) ಇರಿಸಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ബീജസങ്കലനം

വിത്ത് (നിലത്ത്) വയ്ക്കുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਗਰਭਪਾਤ

ਬੀਜ (ਜ਼ਮੀਨ) ਵਿੱਚ ਜਾਂ ਉੱਤੇ ਰੱਖੋ

🇵🇰Urdu

حمل

بیج (زمین) میں یا اس پر رکھیں

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

授精

将种子放入（地面）内或之上

🇯🇵Japanese

授精する

（地面）の中または上に種を置く

🇰🇷Korean

뿌리다

(땅)에 씨앗을 놓다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

thụ tinh

đặt hạt giống vào hoặc trên (mặt đất)

🇹🇭Thai

ผสมเทียม

วางเมล็ดในหรือบน (พื้นดิน)

🇮🇩Indonesian

membuahi

tempatkan benih di dalam atau di atas (tanah)

🇲🇾Malay

menyemai

letakkan benih di dalam atau di atas (tanah)

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تلقيح

وضع البذور في أو على (الأرض)

🇮🇷Persian

تلقیح کردن

دانه ها را در یا روی (زمین) قرار دهید

🇹🇷Turkish

döllemek

tohumları (toprağın) içine veya üstüne yerleştirin

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְהַפְרוֹת

מניחים זרעים בתוך או על (האדמה)

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