7 letters · 10 points in Scrabble
verb produce and discharge eggs
originEtymology tree English ovul(e) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātuslbor. English -ate English ovulate From ovul(e) + -ate (adjective-forming suffix).
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