in·sem·i·na·tion
(ˌ)inˌseməˈnāshən 
ən-
plural -s
: the act or process of inseminating compare artificial insemination
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She was artificially inseminated in January.
the notion that their monarch ruled by divine right had been inseminated in the people for countless generations
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Sarah Elizabeth Richards, Scientific American, 2 Apr. 2026
The Times reported that on multiple occasions since the 2000s, Epstein discussed his ambition to inseminate women with his sperm in his vast New Mexico ranch, one of several Epstein homes, including a Palm Beach estate.
—Miami Herald, 7 Nov. 2025
In defiance of optics, the light from his face is refracted not in the camera lens but rather in the woman’s womb—and only after traveling through (and being inseminated by) the man’s genitalia.
—Noam M. Elcott, Artforum, 1 Nov. 2025
In 1992, Cecil Jacobson was convicted of 52 counts of fraud and perjury for inseminating his patients with his own sperm and was sent to prison.
—Chelsea Bailey, CNN Money, 25 Oct. 2025
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Another possibility is that their bodies simply don’t respond as well to IVF stimulation drugs—medications that push the ovaries to produce multiple mature eggs at once that are later inseminated to make embryos that can be transferred to the uterus in the hopes of establishing a pregnancy.
—Sarah Elizabeth Richards, Scientific American, 2 Apr. 2026
The Times reported that on multiple occasions since the 2000s, Epstein discussed his ambition to inseminate women with his sperm in his vast New Mexico ranch, one of several Epstein homes, including a Palm Beach estate.
—Miami Herald, 7 Nov. 2025
In defiance of optics, the light from his face is refracted not in the camera lens but rather in the woman’s womb—and only after traveling through (and being inseminated by) the man’s genitalia.
—Noam M. Elcott, Artforum, 1 Nov. 2025
In 1992, Cecil Jacobson was convicted of 52 counts of fraud and perjury for inseminating his patients with his own sperm and was sent to prison.
—Chelsea Bailey, CNN Money, 25 Oct. 2025
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“Inseminate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/inseminate. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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inseminate
verb
in·sem·i·nate
in-ˈsem-ə-ˌnāt
inseminated; inseminating
: to introduce semen into the genital tract of (a female)
Medical Definition
inseminate
transitive verb
in·sem·i·nate
in-ˈsem-ə-ˌnāt
inseminated; inseminating
: to introduce semen into the genital tract of (a female)
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