seminate
English
Etymology
From Latin seminat-, perfect passive participial stem of seminō (“I plant, sow”). Doublet of semé and semined.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsɛmɪneɪt/
Verb
seminate (third-person singular simple present seminates, present participle seminating, simple past and past participle seminated)
- (archaic) To disseminate
- 1611, John Guillim, A Display of Heraldrie:
- If this Cross were seminated all over with Flowers de lis , shewing upon the fides or edges thereof but the halves of some of them , then it should be blazoned Semie de flowers de lis
References
- “seminate”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
Anagrams
Italian
Etymology 1
Verb
seminate
- inflection of seminare:
- second-person plural present indicative
- second-person plural imperative
Etymology 2
Participle
seminate f pl
- feminine plural of seminato
Anagrams
Latin
Verb
sēmināte
- second-person plural present active imperative of sēminō