ovulate

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verb

ovu·late ˈä-vyə-ˌlāt How to pronounce ovulate (audio)

ˈō-

ovulated; ovulating; ovulates

intransitive + transitive

: to release a mature ovum during ovulation : to discharge an egg cell from an ovary

… women don't necessarily have textbook cycles—they may ovulate on day 8 in a short cycle, for example, or on day 20 in a long one—so predicting fertility can be a lottery.

Judith N. Schwartz

The twins came from a single embryo, as normally results when a mare ovulates and is bred.

The Chronicle of the Horse

Large male canines usually function in inter-male competition for ovulating females …

David D. Arter

To initiate embryo transfer a female animal is given a fertility drug that causes her to ovulate several eggs at one time.

Noel Vietmeyer

A woman is born with a finite number of eggs, which gradually get ovulated or die off as she ages.

Claudia Kalb

Word History

Etymology

Verb

ovule or its source, Medieval Latin ōvulum + -ate entry 4

Adjective

ovule + -ate entry 3

First Known Use

Verb

1851, in the meaning defined above

Adjective

circa 1890, in the meaning defined above

单词	ovulate
释义	ovulate 1 of 2 verb ovu·late ˈä-vyə-ˌlāt ˈō- ovulated; ovulating; ovulates intransitive + transitive : to release a mature ovum during ovulation : to discharge an egg cell from an ovary … women don't necessarily have textbook cycles—they may ovulate on day 8 in a short cycle, for example, or on day 20 in a long one—so predicting fertility can be a lottery. Judith N. Schwartz The twins came from a single embryo, as normally results when a mare ovulates and is bred. The Chronicle of the Horse Large male canines usually function in inter-male competition for ovulating females … David D. Arter To initiate embryo transfer a female animal is given a fertility drug that causes her to ovulate several eggs at one time. Noel Vietmeyer A woman is born with a finite number of eggs, which gradually get ovulated or die off as she ages. Claudia Kalb ovulate 2 of 2 adjective ovu·late ˈä-vyə-ˌlāt ˈō- -lət botany : bearing an ovule (see ovule sense 1) ovulate pine cones Word History Etymology Verb ovule or its source, Medieval Latin ōvulum + -ate entry 4 Adjective ovule + -ate entry 3 First Known Use Verb 1851, in the meaning defined above Adjective circa 1890, in the meaning defined above
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ovulate

verb

adjective

Word History