spor·u·late (spôr′yə-lāt′) intr.v. spor·u·lat·ed ,
spor·u·lat·ing ,
spor·u·lates To produce or release spores.
[From New Latin sporula , small spore , diminutive of spora , spore , from Greek sporā , seed ; see spore .]
spor′u·la′tion n.
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sporulate (ˈspɒrjʊˌleɪt ) vb (Biology) (intr ) to produce spores, esp by multiple fission
ˌsporuˈlation n
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sporulate Past participle: sporulatedGerund: sporulatingImperative Present Preterite Present Continuous Present Perfect Past Continuous Past Perfect Future Future Perfect Future Continuous Present Perfect Continuous Future Perfect Continuous Past Perfect Continuous Conditional Past Conditional Imperative sporulate sporulate
Present I sporulate you sporulate he/she/it sporulates we sporulate you sporulate they sporulate
Preterite I sporulated you sporulated he/she/it sporulated we sporulated you sporulated they sporulated
Present Continuous I am sporulating you are sporulating he/she/it is sporulating we are sporulating you are sporulating they are sporulating
Present Perfect I have sporulated you have sporulated he/she/it has sporulated we have sporulated you have sporulated they have sporulated
Past Continuous I was sporulating you were sporulating he/she/it was sporulating we were sporulating you were sporulating they were sporulating
Past Perfect I had sporulated you had sporulated he/she/it had sporulated we had sporulated you had sporulated they had sporulated
Future I will sporulate you will sporulate he/she/it will sporulate we will sporulate you will sporulate they will sporulate
Future Perfect I will have sporulated you will have sporulated he/she/it will have sporulated we will have sporulated you will have sporulated they will have sporulated
Future Continuous I will be sporulating you will be sporulating he/she/it will be sporulating we will be sporulating you will be sporulating they will be sporulating
Present Perfect Continuous I have been sporulating you have been sporulating he/she/it has been sporulating we have been sporulating you have been sporulating they have been sporulating
Future Perfect Continuous I will have been sporulating you will have been sporulating he/she/it will have been sporulating we will have been sporulating you will have been sporulating they will have been sporulating
Past Perfect Continuous I had been sporulating you had been sporulating he/she/it had been sporulating we had been sporulating you had been sporulating they had been sporulating
Conditional I would sporulate you would sporulate he/she/it would sporulate we would sporulate you would sporulate they would sporulate
Past Conditional I would have sporulated you would have sporulated he/she/it would have sporulated we would have sporulated you would have sporulated they would have sporulated
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Thesaurus Antonyms Related Words Synonyms Legend:
Verb 1. sporulate - produce spores; "plants sporulate"2. sporulate - convert into sporesconvert - change the nature, purpose, or function of something; "convert lead into gold"; "convert hotels into jails"; "convert slaves to laborers"
sporulate - produce spores; "plants sporulate"
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