ovulate

== English == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (verb) /ˈɒvjʊleɪt/ IPA(key): (adjective) /ˈɒvjʊlət/ === Etymology 1 === From ovul(e) +‎ -ate (verb-forming suffix). Compare French ovuler. ==== Verb ==== ovulate (third-person singular simple present ovulates, present participle ovulating, simple past and past participle ovulated) (intransitive) To produce eggs or ova. ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 2 === From ovul(e) +‎ -ate (adjective-forming suffix). ==== Adjective ==== ovulate (not comparable) (botany) Containing, or bearing, an ovule. ===== Derived terms ===== === References === William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “ovulate”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. “ovulate”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. === Anagrams === volutae == Italian == === Etymology 1 === ==== Verb ==== ovulate inflection of ovulare: second-person plural present indicative second-person plural imperative === Etymology 2 === ==== Participle ==== ovulate f pl feminine plural of ovulato === Anagrams === avutole, evoluta == Spanish == === Verb === ovulate second-person singular voseo imperative of ovular combined with te