as in to breed
to set permanently in the consciousness or mind-set the notion that their monarch ruled by divine right had been inseminated in the people for countless generations

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How does the verb inseminate differ from other similar words?

Some common synonyms of inseminate are implant, inculcate, infix, and instill. While all these words mean "to introduce into the mind," inseminate applies to a sowing of ideas in many minds so that they spread through a class or nation.

inseminated an unquestioning faith in technology

When could implant be used to replace inseminate?

While the synonyms implant and inseminate are close in meaning, implant implies teaching that makes for permanence of what is taught.

implanted a love of reading in her students

When might inculcate be a better fit than inseminate?

In some situations, the words inculcate and inseminate are roughly equivalent. However, inculcate implies persistent or repeated efforts to impress on the mind.

tried to inculcate in him high moral standards

When can infix be used instead of inseminate?

The meanings of infix and inseminate largely overlap; however, infix stresses firmly inculcating a habit of thought.

infixed a chronic cynicism

When is instill a more appropriate choice than inseminate?

The words instill and inseminate can be used in similar contexts, but instill stresses gradual, gentle imparting of knowledge over a long period of time.

instill traditional values in your children

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Recent Examples of inseminate Cameras are inseminated into artificial snow, which is dropped by planes, and when the snow falls, there are eyes everywhere. Kara Swisher, The Atlantic, 9 Mar. 2025 In a heartbreaking statistic, captive elephant pregnancies (most artificially inseminated) have a 40 percent infant mortality rate. Raul A. Reyes, Newsweek, 22 Jan. 2025 Throughout his career, Cline covertly inseminated dozens of patients with his sperm. Ryan Murphy, The Indianapolis Star, 18 Dec. 2024 The dairy business model depends on artificially inseminating cows and separating them from their calves at birth so humans can take their milk. Marina Bolotnikova, Vox, 2 Nov. 2024 See All Example Sentences for inseminate
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  • The residue from earlier high tide lines — wrack lines, as they are called — sits just outside some of the fencing around the nest, even pushing through it in spots, jeopardizing the habitat these birds need to breed.
    Jan Ellen Spiegel, Hartford Courant, 23 June 2025
  • Iranians are also religious and ethnic minorities in the wider world, and that has bred existential fears of foreign conquest.
    Robin Wright, New Yorker, 23 June 2025
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  • How well plants are equipped to manage heat depends not only on the type of plant (cool-season vs. heat-loving plants) but also on their growth stage (newly planted vs. established and mature).
    Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 June 2025
  • Landscapers are spreading the good word: Never plant a Bradford pear (Pyrus calleryana).
    Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 28 June 2025
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  • This, as Bastoni explained, is like having a Severance chip implanted.
    James Horncastle, New York Times, 22 June 2025
  • This is far more advanced than previous methods of implanting electrodes, which led to neuronal damage.
    Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 17 June 2025

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“Inseminate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inseminate. Accessed 6 Jul. 2025.

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