- ovulate
- o|vu|late [ `avjə,leıt ] verb intransitivewhen a woman or female animal ovulates, they produce an egg in their body and can become pregnant
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Ovulate — O vu*late, a. (Biol.) Containing an ovule or ovules. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
ovulate — ov u*late, v. i. (Physiol.) To produce ova and discharge them from an ovary or ovarian follicle. [PJC] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
ovulate — (v.) 1888, back formation from OVULATION (Cf. ovulation). Related: Ovulated; ovulating … Etymology dictionary
ovulate — ► VERB ▪ discharge ova or ovules from the ovary. DERIVATIVES ovulation noun … English terms dictionary
ovulate — [äv′yə lāt΄, ō′vyəlāt΄] vi. ovulated, ovulating [back form. < OVULATION] to produce and discharge an ovum or ova from an ovary … English World dictionary
ovulate — UK [ˈɒvjʊleɪt] / US [ˈɑvjəˌleɪt] verb [intransitive] Word forms ovulate : present tense I/you/we/they ovulate he/she/it ovulates present participle ovulating past tense ovulated past participle ovulated biology when a woman or female animal… … English dictionary
ovulate — [[t]ɒ̱vjʊleɪt[/t]] ovulates, ovulating, ovulated VERB When a woman or female animal ovulates, an egg is produced from one of her ovaries. Some girls may first ovulate even before they menstruate. Derived words: ovulation [[t]ɒ̱vjʊle͟ɪʃ(ə)n[/t]] N … English dictionary
ovulate cone — / ovulate strobilus Female cone; megasporangiate strobilus … Expanded glossary of Cycad terms
ovulate — adjective Date: 1861 bearing an ovule … New Collegiate Dictionary
ovulate — ovulation, n. ovulatory /ov yeuh leuh tawr ee, tohr ee, oh vyeuh /, adj.. /ov yeuh layt , oh vyeuh layt /, v.i., ovulated, ovulating. Biol. to produce and discharge eggs from an ovary or ovarian follicle. [1860 65; OVULE + ATE1] * * * … Universalium
ovulate — verb to produce eggs or ova … Wiktionary
