Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ovulate

/ˈɒvjʊleɪt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.16 in modern English

Syllables
ovu-late
IPA
/ˈɒvjʊleɪt/
10
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To produce eggs or ova.

Intransitive verb

adj

Containing, or bearing, an ovule.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From ovul(e) + -ate (verb-forming suffix). Compare French ovuler.

Usage

Inflected Forms

ovulates (present, singular) ovulating (participle, present) ovulated (participle, past) ovulated (past)

Derived Forms

nonovulating ovulation ovulator ovulatory superovulate unovulated multiovulate triovulate uniovulate

Questions

How do you pronounce ovulate?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɒvjʊleɪt/.
What does ovulate mean?
To produce eggs or ova.
Where does ovulate come from?
From ovul(e) + -ate (verb-forming suffix). Compare French ovuler.

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