inseminate

English Thesaurus

1. introduce semen into (a female) (verb.body)

hypernym	:	alter, change, modify,
definition	:	cause to change; make different; cause a transformation (verb.change)

hyponym	:	stratify,
definition	:	render fertile and preserve by placing between layers of earth or sand (verb.body)

hyponym	:	bang up, impregnate, knock up, prang up,
definition	:	make pregnant (verb.body)

hyponym	:	impregnate,
definition	:	fertilize and cause to grow (verb.body)

hyponym	:	cross-fertilise, cross-fertilize,
definition	:	cause to undergo cross-fertilization (verb.body)

hyponym	:	cross-pollinate, pollenate, pollinate,
definition	:	fertilize by transfering pollen (verb.body)

2. place seeds in or on (the ground) (verb.contact)

hypernym	:	seed, sow,
definition	:	place (seeds) in or on the ground for future growth (verb.contact)

verb group	:	seed, sow,
definition	:	place (seeds) in or on the ground for future growth (verb.contact)

domain category	:	agriculture, farming, husbandry,
definition	:	the practice of cultivating the land or raising stock (noun.act)

3. introduce semen into (a female) (verb.body)

derivation	:	insemination,
definition	:	the introduction of semen into the genital tract of a female (noun.act)

derivation	:	come, cum, ejaculate, seed, semen, seminal fluid,
definition	:	the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract (noun.body)

derivation	:	fecundation, fertilisation, fertilization, impregnation,
definition	:	creation by the physical union of male and female gametes; of sperm and ova in an animal or pollen and ovule in a plant (noun.event)

4. place seeds in or on (the ground) (verb.contact)

derivation	:	insemination,
definition	:	the act of sowing (of seeds in the ground or, figuratively, of germs in the body or ideas in the mind, etc.) (noun.act)

derivation	:	sower,
definition	:	someone who sows (noun.person)

5. introduce semen into (a female) (verb.body)

derivation	:	insemination,
definition	:	the introduction of semen into the genital tract of a female (noun.act)

derivation	:	come, cum, ejaculate, seed, semen, seminal fluid,
definition	:	the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract (noun.body)

derivation	:	fecundation, fertilisation, fertilization, impregnation,
definition	:	creation by the physical union of male and female gametes; of sperm and ova in an animal or pollen and ovule in a plant (noun.event)

6. place seeds in or on (the ground) (verb.contact)

derivation	:	insemination,
definition	:	the act of sowing (of seeds in the ground or, figuratively, of germs in the body or ideas in the mind, etc.) (noun.act)

derivation	:	sower,
definition	:	someone who sows (noun.person)