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Definition of ovulate verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

ovulate

verb

NAmE//ˈɑvyəˌleɪt//

[intransitive]Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they ovulate

he / she / it ovulates

past simple ovulated

-ing form ovulating

(of a woman or a female animal) to produce an egg (called anovum), from the ovary

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ovulation

NAmE//ˌɑvyəˈleɪʃn//

noun [uncountable] methods of predicting ovulationSee ovulate in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

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