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)

  1. (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

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Italian

Etymology 1

Verb

seminate

  1. inflection of seminare:
    1. second-person plural present indicative
    2. second-person plural imperative

Etymology 2

Participle

seminate f pl

  1. feminine plural of seminato

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Latin

Verb

sēmināte

  1. second-person plural present active imperative of sēminō