ovulate

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈɒvjuleɪt/

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈɑvjəˌleɪt, ˈoʊvjə-/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(ov′yə lāt′, ō′vyə lāt′-)


Inflections of 'ovulate' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
ovulates
v 3rd person singular
ovulating
v pres p
ovulated
v past
ovulated
v past p

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
ov•u•late /ˈɑvyəˌleɪt, ˈoʊvyə-/USA pronunciation   v. [no object], -lat•ed, -lat•ing. 
  1. Developmental Biology, Biologyto produce and discharge eggs from an ovary.
ov•u•la•tion /ˌɑvyəˈleɪʃən, ˌoʊvyə-/USA pronunciation  n. [uncountable]

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
ov•u•late  (ov′yə lāt′, ō′vyə lāt′-),USA pronunciation v.i., -lat•ed, -lat•ing. [Biol.]
  1. Developmental Biology, Biologyto produce and discharge eggs from an ovary or ovarian follicle.
  • 1860–65; ovule + -ate1
ov′u•la′tion, n. 
ov•u•la•to•ry  (ov′yə lə tôr′ē, -tōr′ē, ō′vyə-),USA pronunciation adj.. 
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
ovulate /ˈɒvjʊˌleɪt/ vb
  1. (intransitive) to produce or discharge eggs from an ovary
Etymology: 19th Century: from ovuleˌovuˈlation n
'ovulate' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
polycystic ovary syndrome - anovulatory - superovulate

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