pollinate

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈpɒlɪneɪt/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈpɑləˌneɪt/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(pol′ə nāt′)

Inflections of 'pollinate' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
pollinates
v 3rd person singular
pollinating
v pres p
pollinated
v past
pollinated
v past p

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
pol•li•nate /ˈpɑləˌneɪt/USA pronunciation   v. [~ + object], -nat•ed, -nat•ing. 
  1. Botanyto send pollen to the stigma of (a flower):Bees pollinate the flowers and weeds.
pol•li•na•tion /ˌpɑləˈneɪʃən/USA pronunciation  n. [uncountable]
pol•li•na•tor, n. [countable]

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
pol•li•nate  (pol′ə nāt′),USA pronunciation v.t., -nat•ed, -nat•ing. [Bot.]
  1. Botanyto convey pollen to the stigma of (a flower).
  • Neo-Latin pollin- (stem of pollen) pollen + -ate1
  • 1870–75
pol′li•na′tor, n. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
pollinate /ˈpɒlɪˌneɪt/ vb
  1. (transitive) to transfer pollen from the anthers to the stigma of (a flower)
ˌpolliˈnation n ˈpolliˌnator n
'pollinate' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
cross-pollinate - nectar - pollen - pollination - pollinize - yucca moth - self - self-pollinate

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