cross-pollinate
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cross-pol·li·nate
(krôs′pŏl′ə-nāt′, krŏs′-)tr.v. cross-pol·li·nat·ed, cross-pol·li·nat·ing, cross-pol·li·nates
1. To pollinate (a flower) by means of cross-pollination.
2. To influence or inspire (another), especially in a reciprocal manner.
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cross-pollinate
vb
(Botany) to subject or be subjected to cross-pollination
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cross′-pol′linate
v.t. -pol•li•nat•ed, -pol•li•nat•ing.
to subject to cross-pollination.
[1895–1900]
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cross-pollinate
Past participle: cross-pollinated
Gerund: cross-pollinating
| Imperative |
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| cross-pollinate |
| cross-pollinate |
| Present |
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| I cross-pollinate |
| you cross-pollinate |
| he/she/it cross-pollinates |
| we cross-pollinate |
| you cross-pollinate |
| they cross-pollinate |
| Preterite |
|---|
| I cross-pollinated |
| you cross-pollinated |
| he/she/it cross-pollinated |
| we cross-pollinated |
| you cross-pollinated |
| they cross-pollinated |
| Present Continuous |
|---|
| I am cross-pollinating |
| you are cross-pollinating |
| he/she/it is cross-pollinating |
| we are cross-pollinating |
| you are cross-pollinating |
| they are cross-pollinating |
| Present Perfect |
|---|
| I have cross-pollinated |
| you have cross-pollinated |
| he/she/it has cross-pollinated |
| we have cross-pollinated |
| you have cross-pollinated |
| they have cross-pollinated |
| Past Continuous |
|---|
| I was cross-pollinating |
| you were cross-pollinating |
| he/she/it was cross-pollinating |
| we were cross-pollinating |
| you were cross-pollinating |
| they were cross-pollinating |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had cross-pollinated |
| you had cross-pollinated |
| he/she/it had cross-pollinated |
| we had cross-pollinated |
| you had cross-pollinated |
| they had cross-pollinated |
| Future |
|---|
| I will cross-pollinate |
| you will cross-pollinate |
| he/she/it will cross-pollinate |
| we will cross-pollinate |
| you will cross-pollinate |
| they will cross-pollinate |
| Future Perfect |
|---|
| I will have cross-pollinated |
| you will have cross-pollinated |
| he/she/it will have cross-pollinated |
| we will have cross-pollinated |
| you will have cross-pollinated |
| they will have cross-pollinated |
| Future Continuous |
|---|
| I will be cross-pollinating |
| you will be cross-pollinating |
| he/she/it will be cross-pollinating |
| we will be cross-pollinating |
| you will be cross-pollinating |
| they will be cross-pollinating |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I have been cross-pollinating |
| you have been cross-pollinating |
| he/she/it has been cross-pollinating |
| we have been cross-pollinating |
| you have been cross-pollinating |
| they have been cross-pollinating |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I will have been cross-pollinating |
| you will have been cross-pollinating |
| he/she/it will have been cross-pollinating |
| we will have been cross-pollinating |
| you will have been cross-pollinating |
| they will have been cross-pollinating |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I had been cross-pollinating |
| you had been cross-pollinating |
| he/she/it had been cross-pollinating |
| we had been cross-pollinating |
| you had been cross-pollinating |
| they had been cross-pollinating |
| Conditional |
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| I would cross-pollinate |
| you would cross-pollinate |
| he/she/it would cross-pollinate |
| we would cross-pollinate |
| you would cross-pollinate |
| they would cross-pollinate |
| Past Conditional |
|---|
| I would have cross-pollinated |
| you would have cross-pollinated |
| he/she/it would have cross-pollinated |
| we would have cross-pollinated |
| you would have cross-pollinated |
| they would have cross-pollinated |
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Verb 1. cross-pollinate - fertilize by transfering pollen
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