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   The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition.  2000.
 
ovulate
 
SYLLABICATION:o·vu·late
PRONUNCIATION:  vy-lt, vy-
INTRANSITIVE VERB:Inflected forms: o·vu·lat·ed, o·vu·lat·ing, o·vu·lates
To produce ova; discharge eggs from the ovary.
ETYMOLOGY:From ovule.
OTHER FORMS:ovu·lation —NOUN
ovu·la·tory (-l-tôr, -tr) —ADJECTIVE
 
 
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