English verb: inseminate |
1. | inseminate (contact) place seeds in or on (the ground) |
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| Samples | Sow the ground with sunflower seeds.
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| Examples | They inseminate the field with rye |
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| Synonyms | sow, sow in |
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| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something |
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| Broader (hypernym) | seed, sow |
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| Verb group | seed, sow |
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| Domain category | agriculture, farming, husbandry |
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2. | inseminate (body) introduce semen into (a female) |
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| Synonyms | fecundate, fertilise, fertilize |
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| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody |
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| Broader (hypernym) | alter, change, modify |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | bang up, cross-fertilise, cross-fertilize, cross-pollinate, impregnate, impregnate, knock up, pollenate, pollinate, prang up, stratify |
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