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Meaning of "ovulate" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD OVULATE

From ovule.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF OVULATE

ovulate  [ˈɒvjʊˌleɪt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF OVULATE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Ovulate is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb ovulate in English.

WHAT DOES OVULATE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

ovulate

Ovulation

Ovulation is the event of de Graaf's follicles rupturing and releasing secondary oocyte ovarian cells. It is the phase of a female's menstrual cycle when an egg is released from the ovaries. After ovulation, during the luteal phase, the egg will be available to be fertilized by sperm. Concomitantly, the uterine lining is thickened to be able to receive a fertilized egg. If no conception occurs, the uterine lining as well as blood will be shed during menstruation.

Definition of ovulate in the English dictionary

The definition of ovulate in the dictionary is to produce or discharge eggs from an ovary.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO OVULATE

PRESENT

Present
I ovulate
you ovulate
he/she/it ovulates
we ovulate
you ovulate
they ovulate
Present continuous
I am ovulating
you are ovulating
he/she/it is ovulating
we are ovulating
you are ovulating
they are ovulating
Present perfect
I have ovulated
you have ovulated
he/she/it has ovulated
we have ovulated
you have ovulated
they have ovulated
Present perfect continuous
I have been ovulating
you have been ovulating
he/she/it has been ovulating
we have been ovulating
you have been ovulating
they have been ovulating
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I ovulated
you ovulated
he/she/it ovulated
we ovulated
you ovulated
they ovulated
Past continuous
I was ovulating
you were ovulating
he/she/it was ovulating
we were ovulating
you were ovulating
they were ovulating
Past perfect
I had ovulated
you had ovulated
he/she/it had ovulated
we had ovulated
you had ovulated
they had ovulated
Past perfect continuous
I had been ovulating
you had been ovulating
he/she/it had been ovulating
we had been ovulating
you had been ovulating
they had been ovulating
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will ovulate
you will ovulate
he/she/it will ovulate
we will ovulate
you will ovulate
they will ovulate
Future continuous
I will be ovulating
you will be ovulating
he/she/it will be ovulating
we will be ovulating
you will be ovulating
they will be ovulating
Future perfect
I will have ovulated
you will have ovulated
he/she/it will have ovulated
we will have ovulated
you will have ovulated
they will have ovulated
Future perfect continuous
I will have been ovulating
you will have been ovulating
he/she/it will have been ovulating
we will have been ovulating
you will have been ovulating
they will have been ovulating
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would ovulate
you would ovulate
he/she/it would ovulate
we would ovulate
you would ovulate
they would ovulate
Conditional continuous
I would be ovulating
you would be ovulating
he/she/it would be ovulating
we would be ovulating
you would be ovulating
they would be ovulating
Conditional perfect
I would have ovulate
you would have ovulate
he/she/it would have ovulate
we would have ovulate
you would have ovulate
they would have ovulate
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been ovulating
you would have been ovulating
he/she/it would have been ovulating
we would have been ovulating
you would have been ovulating
they would have been ovulating
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you ovulate
we let´s ovulate
you ovulate
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to ovulate
Past participle
ovulated
Present Participle
ovulating
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH OVULATE


accumulate
əˈkjuːmjʊˌleɪt
calculate
ˈkælkjʊˌleɪt
circulate
ˈsɜːkjʊˌleɪt
coagulate
kəʊˈæɡjʊˌleɪt
congratulate
kənˈɡrætjʊˌleɪt
cumulate
ˈkjuːmjʊˌleɪt
ejaculate
ɪˈdʒækjʊˌleɪt
emulate
ˈɛmjʊˌleɪt
formulate
ˈfɔːmjʊˌleɪt
insulate
ˈɪnsjʊˌleɪt
manipulate
məˈnɪpjʊˌleɪt
modulate
ˈmɒdjʊˌleɪt
populate
ˈpɒpjʊˌleɪt
postulate
ˈpɒstjʊˌleɪt
reformulate
riːˈfɔːmjʊˌleɪt
regulate
ˈrɛɡjʊˌleɪt
simulate
ˈsɪmjʊˌleɪt
speculate
ˈspɛkjʊˌleɪt
stimulate
ˈstɪmjʊˌleɪt
stipulate
ˈstɪpjʊˌleɪt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE OVULATE

ovisac
ovist
ovoid
ovoidal
ovoli
ovolo
ovonic
ovotestes
ovotestis
ovoviviparity
ovoviviparous
ovoviviparously
ovular
ovulary
ovulation
ovulation method
ovulatory
ovule
ovuliferous
ovum

WORDS THAT END LIKE OVULATE

absquatulate
ambulate
articulate
chocolate
consulate
copulate
demodulate
depopulate
deregulate
emasculate
geniculate
immaculate
matriculate
particulate
recalculate
recirculate
repopulate
reticulate
triangulate
undulate
ungulate

Synonyms and antonyms of ovulate in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «ovulate» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF OVULATE

Find out the translation of ovulate to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of ovulate from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «ovulate» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

排卵
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

ovular
570 millions of speakers

English

ovulate
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

ovulate
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الإباضة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

овуляция
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

ovular
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ডিম্বাণু উত্পাদন
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

ovuler
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Ovulate
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

ovulieren
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

排卵する
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

배란하다
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ovulate
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

rụng trứng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

முட்டையை வெளியே தள்ளு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Ovulate
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

yumurtlamak
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

ovulare
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

owulacja
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

овуляція
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

ovulatie
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ωορρηξία
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

ovuleer
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

ägglossning
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

eggløsning
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of ovulate

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «OVULATE»

The term «ovulate» is regularly used and occupies the 83.055 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «OVULATE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «ovulate» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «ovulate» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about ovulate

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «OVULATE»

Discover the use of ovulate in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to ovulate and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Flowering in a ponderosa pine provenance plantation in ...
Of the trees containing ovulate strobili, only 21% were rated as flowering heavily, while 35% rated medium, and 44% light flowering. Of the trees containing staminate strobili, 48% were rated as flowering heavily, 20% medium, and 32% light.
Ralph A. Read, John A. Sprackling, Rocky Mountain Forest and Range Experiment Station (Fort Collins, Colo.), 1983
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Cambial Growth, Root Growth, and Reproductive Growth
In Picea staminate strobili occur along twig growth Of the previous year whereas ovulate strobili are borne terminally. In Tsuga staminate strobili form at leaf bases and ovulate strobili are terminal. In Pseudotsuga staminate strobili are borne ...
T.T. Kozlowski, 1971
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Asdell's Patterns of Mammalian Reproduction: A Compendium of ...
... spring; nw Sardinia, Italy ovulate: Jan-Feb; Portugal ovulate: Feb-Mar; S Africa ovulate: Mar-early Apr; s Transvaal, S Africa ovulate: Mar-Apr; S Africa ovulate: Mar-Apr, peak end Mar; s Transvaal, S Africa ovulate: Apr; Natal, S Africa ovulate:  ...
Virginia Douglass Hayssen, Ari Van Tienhoven, Ans Van Tienhoven, 1993
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Infertility For Dummies
Despite popular belief, not all women ovulate on day 14 of their cycles. And knowing when you ovulate is crucial to your success in getting pregnant because sperm and egg can only get together if they're both in the same place at the same  ...
Sharon Perkins, RN, Jackie Meyers-Thompson, Richard Paulson, 2011
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Plants in Mesozoic Time: Morphological Innovations, ...
Ovulate cones have been interpreted as axes bearing reduced megaspo- rophylls, with each ovule and pedicel representing a megasporophyll, so that thousands would be represented by the typical conical ovulate receptacle. Despite their ...
Carole T. Gee, 2010
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Knobil and Neill's Physiology of Reproduction
Similarly, most members of the Camildae ovulate after a single complete mating. In Dromedary camels (Camelus dromedaries) 70% or more release LH and ovulate after a single copulatory series lasting 10 to 15 minutes (77,78). Similarly  ...
Ernst Knobil, Jimmy D. Neill, 2006
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New Pleistocene Conifer Records, Coastal California
TABLE I Records of fossil species of Cupressus in California Quaternary C. forbesii^ C. goveniana- C. goveniana C. goveniana C. goveniana 7 forbesii goveniana goveniana goveniana goveniana C. macrocarpa macrocarpa ovulate cones ...
Daniel I. Axelrod, 1983
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Ecology and Silviculture of Western Larch Forests
The potential of a western larch seed crop can be estimated as much as a year in advance by sampling ovulate buds. When buds are set at the end of the growing season, staminate, ovulate, and vegetative buds are fully differentiated and ...
Wyman C. Schmidt, Raymond C. Shearer, Arthur L. Roe, 1976
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Equine Clinical Medicine, Surgery and Reproduction
On average a mare will show signs of estrus for 5 days (3–6 days), and will ovulate 10 days (8–15 days), after cessation of progestagen treatment due to a rebound of LH levels that allows final follicle maturation and ovulation. Important points ...
Graham Munroe, Scott Weese, 2011
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Vol. IV. - Corolliflorae
very hispid; leaves ovate, pinnatiñd: lobes broad, acute, deeply-toothed; corolla hardly exceeding the calyx; stamens exserted; placentas 6-8-ovulate. G. H. Native of California, Douglas. Habìt almost of Phacêlia. All parts of the plant very hairy ...
‎1838

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «OVULATE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term ovulate is used in the context of the following news items.
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It's time to embrace hormonal moodiness
Her book explains how, typically, they feel sexually confident, easygoing and emotionally connected as they prepare to ovulate, then their ... «Stuff.co.nz, Jul 15»
2
Top 5 Ways To Enhance Female Fertility
That causes you to ovulate only now and then, or not at all. Your ovaries and your fat cells regulate estrogen, which affects ovulation. If you're ... «360Nobs.com, Jul 15»
3
A good pill to swallow | Mumbai NYOOOZ
Most birth control pills contain high levels of estrogen that convince your pituitary gland you are pregnant, and that you don`t need to ovulate. «NYOOOZ, Jul 15»
4
Yes, you can get pregnant before your period returns post-baby
Ovulation occurs roughly two weeks before your period arrives. If you ovulate and your egg remains unfertilised (as in, you don't get pregnant), ... «Stuff.co.nz, Jul 15»
5
Couples, Don't Worry about Infertility until after 10 Months - India …
If you have a 28-day cycle, which is the average, then you would ovulate halfway through your cycle. But if you have a 35-day cycle, you would ... «Daily Times Nigeria, Jul 15»
6
Choosing birth control
Sperm can live for five days and a woman can ovulate more than once during her ovulation process, Sidell says. Baby Esmeralda Vasquez ... «Pacific Daily News, Jul 15»
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Moody and inconsistent? Ovarian problems in mares *H&H VIP*
“Persistent anovulatory follicles can occur when a mare fails to ovulate during her cycle,” says Emma, explaining that an ovulation abnormality ... «Horse & Hound, Jul 15»
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5 Weird Ways Ovulation Can Affect Your Body
(Those who were ovulating or about to ovulate were half as likely to chat with Dad, on average.) The researchers speculated that historically, ... «TIME, Jul 15»
9
How the internet of things can prevent or help you get pregnant
So rather than using expensive fertility treatments, there's a tablet called Clomid that will make you ovulate.” However, she warns that if you take ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
10
Fertilization: your pregnancy week by week
You will ovulate (release an egg) around two weeks after the first day of your period (depending on the length of your menstrual cycle). «Medical News Today, Jul 15»

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