to mate
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2.8
- verb
- /meɪt/
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- But they will still mate and exchange sperm and fertilize eggs.
- females mate
- males mate
- ready to mate
Skunks come out to mate, squabble and fight late.
- Skunks come out to mate, squabble and fight late.
- That is, they mate with the same Prairie bowl for life.
- But they will still mate and exchange sperm and fertilize eggs.
- If you shut them down, the animals don't mate as effectively as they otherwise would.
- You know, you might desire to mate, but you don't satisfy this desire in small claims court.
- If he doesn't look like he could do that, like why would you mate with him?
- So even if I don't currently have resources, if you mate with me, your kids will be Peacocks too.
- They they they made this ovulatory shifts sub hypothesis of the dual mating hypothesis, right?
- After mating that normally occurs is abolished, and they can mate again.
Examples
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How hard it is to get a bull to mate with a cow?
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Under these circumstances, males can better defend and mate with multiple females within a territory, leading to polygyny.
Academic text (2013) -
And the light gives them more time to eat, more time to mate, both longer days and longer seasons.
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She'll fly off and mate with many partners.
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If you shut them down, the animals don't mate as effectively as they otherwise would.
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The females only need to mate once in a season and will lay several oval-shaped eggs.
Academic text (1998) -
They travel thousands of miles to reunite and mate.
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Females with large clutches are ready to mate sooner than those with smaller clutches.
Academic text (1990) -
How do porcupines mate?
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During the mating season, many birds will mate to ensure the survival of their species.
Synonyms
167
1.8
To make animals have babies, often by choosing their parents
70
3.7
To make new living things such as animals or plants
14
8.6
To mate with a female animal to produce young
10
7.9
To have sex, usually used for animals or in biology
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9.9
To mate with a female for breeding
8
5.7
To come together to mate and have young
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8.1
To have sex with another person or animal
Antonyms
Compounds
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3.4
A person you feel a deep, natural connection with as a close friend or romantic partner
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Etymology
The verb mate (animals) comes from the noun meaning 'partner' — to mate is simply to join with a partner for reproduction.