fecundate

fe·cun·date  (fkn-dt, fkn-)

tr.v. fe·cun·dat·ed, fe·cun·dat·ing, fe·cun·dates

1. To make fecund or fruitful.

2. To impregnate; fertilize.

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[Latin fcundre, fcundt-, from fcundus, fruitful; see fecund.]

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fecun·dation n.

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fecundate [ˈfiːkənˌdeɪt ˈfɛk-]

vb (tr)

1. to make fruitful

2. to fertilize; impregnate

[from Latin fēcundāre to fertilize]

fecundation  n

fecundator  n

fecundatory  [fɪˈkʌndətərɪ -trɪ] adj

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	fecundate - make fertile or productive; "The course fertilized her imagination" fertilise, fertilize alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"
	2.	fecundate - introduce semen into (a female)       inseminate, fertilise, fertilize stratify - render fertile and preserve by placing between layers of earth or sand; "stratify seeds" knock up, prang up, bang up, impregnate - make pregnant; "He impregnated his wife again" impregnate - fertilize and cause to grow; "the egg was impregnated" cross-fertilise, cross-fertilize - cause to undergo cross-fertilization; "Mendel cross-fertilized different kinds of beans" cross-pollinate, pollenate, pollinate - fertilize by transfering pollen alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"

Translations

fecundate

vt → befruchten