ov‧u‧late /ˈɒvjəleɪt, ˈɒvjʊleɪt $ ˈɑːv-/
verb [intransitive][
Date: 1800-1900;
Language: Modern Latin;
Origin: ovulum 'small egg', from Latin ovum; ⇒ ovum]
when a woman or female animal ovulates, she produces eggs inside her body
—ovulation /ˌɒvjəˈleɪʃ
ən, ˌɒvjʊˈleɪʃ
ən $ ˌɑːv-/
noun [uncountable] [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲