seminate en · VERB
Pronunciation
- /ˈsɛmɪneɪt/
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Etymology
From Latin seminat-, perfect passive participial stem of seminō (“to plant, sow”). Doublet of semé and semined.
Meanings
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(archaic) To disseminate
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
1611, John Guillim, A Display of Heraldrie:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| seminates | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| seminated | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| seminated | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| seminating | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |