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- [ov-yuh-leyt, oh-vyuh-leyt-]
- /ˈɒv yəˌleɪt, ˈoʊ vyəˌleɪt-/
- /ˈɒvjʊlˌeɪt/
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- [ov-yuh-leyt, oh-vyuh-leyt-]
- /ˈɒv yəˌleɪt, ˈoʊ vyəˌleɪt-/
Definitions of ovulate word
- verb without object ovulate to produce and discharge eggs from an ovary or ovarian follicle. 1
- intransitive verb ovulate release an ovum 1
- verb ovulate When a woman or female animal ovulates, an egg is produced from one of her ovaries. 0
- verb ovulate to produce or discharge eggs from an ovary 0
- intransitive verb ovulate to produce and discharge an ovum or ova from an ovary 0
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Origin of ovulate
First appearance:
before 1860 One of the 29% newest English words
First recorded in 1860-65; ovule + -ate1
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Ovulate
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
ovulate popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 69% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
ovulate usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerTop questions with ovulate
- when do you ovulate?
- when to i ovulate?
- when does women ovulate?
- when do women ovulate?
- when do i ovulate?
- when do a women ovulate?
- when do a woman ovulate?
- when does a woman ovulate?
- when am i ovulate?
- when will i ovulate?
- how many days after your period do you ovulate?
- when do u ovulate?
- how long do you ovulate?
- when did i ovulate?
- when do girls ovulate?
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