fecundate
Cause to reproduce
To fecundate is to make fertile or fruitful—to impregnate or fertilize.
The word applies literally to biological reproduction: Bees fecundate flowers by transferring pollen.
More often it appears in figurative contexts about intellectual or creative fertility: Travel fecundates the imagination.
The word is formal and somewhat rare, sharing territory with the more common fertilize.
Introduce sperm to egg
- pollinateSpread reproductive plant dust
- impregnateCause conception or saturation
- germinateBegin plant development
- seedEmbryonic plant capsule
sperm · ovum · zygote · embryo · gamete · cross-pollination · stamen · pistil
Provoke into activity
- inspireStir to action
- nurtureSupport growth and development
- nourishProvide sustenance to
- invigorateTo fill with energy
vivify · quicken · animate · spark · catalyze · awaken · kindle · energize
Faculty for forming ideas
- innovationCreating something original
- ingenuityClever, original thinking
- inventivenessCapacity for original creation
- ideationForming mental concepts
originality · inspiration · brainstorm · conceptualize · visionary · genesis · generative · seminal
inseminate
Introduce sperm to egg
- pollinateSpread reproductive plant dust
- impregnateCause conception or saturation
- germinateBegin plant development
seed · sperm · ovum · zygote · embryo · gamete · cross-pollination · stamen · pistil · anther
stimulate
Provoke into activity
invigorate · vivify · quicken · animate · spark · catalyze · awaken · kindle · energize · activate
imagination
Faculty for forming ideas
- innovationCreating something original
- ingenuityClever, original thinking
- inventivenessCapacity for original creation
ideation · originality · inspiration · brainstorm · conceptualize · visionary · genesis · generative · seminal · germinal
prolific
Producing abundantly and often
- fruitfulProducing abundant results
- fertileAble to reproduce abundantly
- generativeAble to produce or create
teeming · bountiful · abundant · yield · harvest · flourishing · thriving · multiply · breeding · propagating