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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

seminate

/ˈsɛmɪneɪt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
sem-i-nate
IPA
/ˈsɛmɪneɪt/
10
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To disseminate

Archaic

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Latin seminat-, perfect passive participial stem of seminō (“to plant, sow”). Doublet of semé and semined.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

seminates (present, singular) seminating (participle, present) seminated (participle, past) seminated (past)

Derived Forms

reseminate superseminate

Questions

How do you pronounce seminate?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈsɛmɪneɪt/.
What does seminate mean?
To disseminate
Where does seminate come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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