1. cross-pollinate
verb. ['ˈkrɔˌspɑːləˌneɪt'] fertilize by transfering pollen.
Synonyms
- fertilize
- fecundate
- fertilise
- pollinate
- inseminate
Antonyms
- deprive
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Words that Rhyme with Cross Pollinate
- agglutinate
- alienate
- alternate
- assassinate
- caffeinate
- carbonate
- chlorinate
- concatenate
- contaminate
- coordinate
- culminate
- decaffeinate
- decontaminate
- denominate
- designate
- designate
- determinate
- detonate
- discriminate
- disseminate
Example sentences of the word cross-pollinate
1. Noun Phrase
When two male-female papaya trees cross pollinate, they produce primarily male-female seeds.
2. cross
verb. ['ˈkrɔs'] travel across or pass over.
Synonyms
- cut across
- drive
- go through
- jaywalk
- tramp
- walk
- pass
- cover
- pass over
- hop
- course
- get across
- stride
- traverse
- get over
- crisscross
- cut through
- track
- bridge
- take
- go across
Antonyms
- ebb
- unnaturally
- get worse
- worsen
Etymology
- cross (Middle English (1100-1500))
3. cross
verb. ['ˈkrɔs'] meet at a point.
Synonyms
- run into
- come across
- intersect
- see
- run across
- meet
Antonyms
- dock
- burden
- saddle
- charge
Etymology
- cross (Middle English (1100-1500))
4. cross
adjective. ['ˈkrɔs'] extending or lying across; in a crosswise direction; at right angles to the long axis.
Synonyms
- crosswise
- thwartwise
- transversal
Antonyms
- enjoy
- suffer
- idle
- ride
Etymology
- cross (Middle English (1100-1500))
5. cross
noun. ['ˈkrɔs'] a wooden structure consisting of an upright post with a transverse piece.
Synonyms
- structure
Antonyms
- recede
- fail
Etymology
- cross (Middle English (1100-1500))
6. cross
verb. ['ˈkrɔs'] hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of.
Synonyms
- foreclose
- bilk
- frustrate
- short-circuit
- prevent
- disappoint
- baffle
- ruin
- dash
- preclude
- let down
- spoil
- scotch
- forbid
- thwart
- queer
- foil
Antonyms
- fuse
- ionate
- calcify
- iodinate
Etymology
- cross (Middle English (1100-1500))
7. cross
noun. ['ˈkrɔs'] a marking that consists of lines that cross each other.
Synonyms
- crisscross
- mark
Antonyms
- prevent
- failing
- stay
Etymology
- cross (Middle English (1100-1500))
8. cross
verb. ['ˈkrɔs'] fold so as to resemble a cross.
Synonyms
- turn up
- fold up
Antonyms
- unfold
- unconnectedness
- disjoin
Etymology
- cross (Middle English (1100-1500))
9. cross
adjective. ['ˈkrɔs'] annoyed and irritable.
Synonyms
- fussy
- crabby
- grouchy
- grumpy
- bad-tempered
- ill-tempered
- crabbed
Antonyms
- walk
- stay in place
- pull
- attract
Etymology
- cross (Middle English (1100-1500))
10. Cross
noun. a representation of the structure on which Jesus was crucified; used as an emblem of Christianity or in heraldry.
Synonyms
- Celtic cross
- Greek cross
- rood
- cross of Lorraine
- Jerusalem cross
- papal cross
- Lorraine cross
- emblem
- St. Anthony's cross
- patriarchal cross
- cross of Calvary
- St. Andrew's cross
- rood-tree
- tau cross
- Latin cross
- crucifix
- Calvary cross
- Maltese cross