Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- transitive verb To introduce or inject semen into the reproductive tract of (a female).
- transitive verb Archaic To sow seed in.
from The Century Dictionary.
- To sow; inject seed into; impregnate.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- transitive verb obsolete To sow seed into.
- transitive verb To sow seed into; to impregnate.
- transitive verb To implant in, as if sowing seed.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb To
sow (to disperse or plant seeds). - verb To
impregnate (to cause to become pregnant).
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb place seeds in or on (the ground)
- verb introduce semen into (a female)
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
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Examples
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Let's artificially inseminate them and give them Kama Sutras for Christmas.
Carol Hartsell: It's Only a Matter of Time (We're Already Out of Time) Carol Hartsell 2010
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Let's artificially inseminate them and give them Kama Sutras for Christmas.
Carol Hartsell: It's Only a Matter of Time (We're Already Out of Time) Carol Hartsell 2010
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To valet a car and say you've parked it is to have a fertility clinic artificially inseminate your wife and then claim you knocked her up.
Dr. Ali Binazir: Parking Anywhere For Free: A Metaphor For Success Dr. Ali Binazir 2011
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-- Christian fertility doctors in California who refused to artificially inseminate a lesbian patient were barred by the state Supreme Court from invoking their religious beliefs in refusing treatment. ad_icon
Faith Losing 2009
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Let's artificially inseminate them and give them Kama Sutras for Christmas.
Carol Hartsell: It's Only a Matter of Time (We're Already Out of Time) Carol Hartsell 2010
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To valet a car and say you've parked it is to have a fertility clinic artificially inseminate your wife and then claim you knocked her up.
Dr. Ali Binazir: Parking Anywhere For Free: A Metaphor For Success Dr. Ali Binazir 2011
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You CAN NOT artificially inseminate a non receptive animal.
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You CAN NOT artificially inseminate a non receptive animal.
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I know many ranchers who purchase semen that is used to inseminate wild does.
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Producers that artificially inseminate cattle had difficulty getting cattle bred in July because of the heat, and we will definitely see similar results for the bull-bred herds.
Brenda Ekwurzel, Ph.D.: Taking Stock of the Summer of Extremes: 2011 Ph.D. Brenda Ekwurzel 2011
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