in|sem´i|na´tion

in|sem´i|na´tion
in|sem|i|nate «ihn SEHM uh nayt», transitive verb, -nat|ed, -nat|ing.
1. to inject semen into; fertilize; impregnate.
2. to sow (seeds); implant.
3. Figurative. to fertilize; enrich: »

Egyptian culture inseminated Crete and Greece (Time).

[< Latin īnsēmināre (with English -ate1) < in- in + sēmināre to sow < sēmen, -inis seed]
in|sem´i|na´tion, noun.

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