Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fecundate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: fe-cun-date
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To make fertile.

verb

Example Sentences

"The pollen of plants is the fecundating power, and consists of a number of small sacs, invisible to the naked eye, in which a fluid exists, which is analogous to the spermatic fluid in man and animals."

Etymology

From Latin fecundātus, perfect passive participle of fecundō, see -ate (verb-forming suffix). By surface analysis, fecund + -ate. Compare French féconder.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: fecundātus

Inflected Forms

fecundates (present, singular) fecundating (participle, present) fecundated (participle, past) fecundated (past)

Derived Forms

unfecundated

Synonyms

inseminate fertilize fertilise

Questions

What does fecundate mean?: To make fertile.
Where does fecundate come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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