v. Obs. [ad. F. spermatiser or med.L. spermatizāre, ad. Gr. σπερματίζειν to sow, etc., f. σπερματ-, stem of σπέρμα SPERM sb.] intr. To emit or produce sperm.
1611. Cotgr., Spermatiser, to spermatize; to shed, eiect, or iniect sperme.
1646. Sir T. Browne, Pseud. Ep., 149. Affirming that women do not spermatize,… he deductively includes both sexes in mankinde.
1725. Bourne, Antiq. Vulg., xxvii. In ancient Times the Dragons … did frequently … Spermatize in the Wells and Fountains.
1777. Brand, Pop. Antiq., xxvii. 281. I have nothing to observe here concerning Mr. Bourne’s lustful Dragons, their spermatizing in the Wells,… &c.!
